Editing Martin B-10 (section)

===China===

In July 1936, the Martin B-10 was put up for export, with the first sale being made to the [[Republic of China Air Force]] in the same year, purchasing six Model 139WC-1s and three Model 139WC-2s.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Chant |first=Christopher |title=The World's Great Bombers: From 1914 to the Present Day |date= |publisher=Amber Books Ltd |year=2005 |isbn=978-0-7858-1989-9 |pages=68}}</ref> When introduced, it was the fastest aircraft in China.

The 139WC was primarily used for [[night bombing]] and [[Maritime reconnaissance aircraft|maritime reconnaissance]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cluett |first=Nathan |date=2023-06-23 |title=Martin B-10 - A Leap in Military Aviation |url=https://planehistoria.com/the-martin-b-10/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=PlaneHistoria |language=en-US}}</ref>

On 25 August 1937, as the air battles intensified in the early part of the [[Second Sino-Japanese War]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Sun|first=Lianggang|title=Shanghai 1937 – Where World War II Began|url=http://www.shanghai1937.tv/|access-date=2020-11-20|website=SHANGHAI 1937: WHERE WORLD WAR II STARTED|language=en-US}}</ref> five [[Republic of China Air Force|Chinese Nationalist Air Force]] bombers of the [[Development of Chinese Nationalist air force (1937–1945)|8th BG, 19th and 30th Squadrons]] consisting of three [[Heinkel He 111|Heinkel He 111A]]s and two Martin B-10s, flying from their base in [[Nanjing]] to [[Shanghai]], successfully dropped their bombs on Japanese landing forces at [[Liuhe, Taicang]], northwest of Shanghai. However, Japanese aircraft pursued the bombers and shot up two of the Heinkels, forcing them to crash land; two crew members were killed on the ground by Japanese aircraft strafing them.<ref>{{cite web|title=Martyr Chen Xiong-ji|url=https://air.mnd.gov.tw/EN/PastCurrent/PastCurrent_Detail.aspx?FID=28&CID=176&ID=1328|access-date=2020-11-20|website=air.mnd.gov.tw|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Martyr Yun Feng-zeng|url=https://air.mnd.gov.tw/EN/PastCurrent/PastCurrent_Detail.aspx?FID=28&CID=176&ID=1329|access-date=2020-11-20|website=air.mnd.gov.tw|language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Martin 139WC (B-10) No 1403.jpg|thumb|ROCAF Martin 139WC]]

As the [[National Revolutionary Army]] of China fought desperately to hold onto their remaining positions in the [[Battle of Shanghai]], the Chinese Air Force launched a major strike with a motley mix of aircraft against Japanese positions in Shanghai on 14 October 1937, consisting of three B-10s, two Heinkel He 111As, five [[Douglas O-2]]MCs, five [[Northrop Gamma]]s, and three [[Curtiss BF2C Goshawk|Curtiss Hawk IIIs]] from Nanjing in the late afternoon; in the evening, one bomber was launched every hour from Nanjing to attack Japanese positions in Shanghai until 03:00 on 15 October.

On 19 May 1938, two B-10s of the [[Development of Chinese Nationalist air force (1937–1945)|2nd BG, 14th Squadron]], led by Capt. [[Xu Huansheng|Hsu Huan-sheng]] and Lt. Teng Yen-bo, successfully flew the first air raid on mainland Japan; the unescorted nighttime raid over Japan saw the B-10s dropped 2 million leaflets in "alerting the conscience of the Japanese people against atrocities committed by the Japanese invasion and occupation of China", over the cities of Nagasaki, Fukuoka, Kurume, Saga, and others, while reconnoitering airbases, ports, warships and factories.<ref>Dunn, Richard L. [http://www.warbirdforum.com/elusive.htm "Illusive <sic> Target: Bombing Japan from China."] ''warbirdforum.com'', 2006. Retrieved: 16 May 2013.</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Re8pJnCXvWoC&pg=PA265 Li & Li 1998], p. 265.</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=mpSkIrOCrQkC&pg=PA126 Xu 2001], p. 126.</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=s2NKutuUlA8C&pg=PA320 Fenby 2009], p. 320.</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=N6yy9mXwAEUC&pg=PA86 Underwood 1942], p. 86.</ref>