The Air Zoo's B-57B Canberra, tail number 52-1584, was built at Martin's Baltimore, Maryland facility. The US Air Force took delivery of this Canberraon May 26, 1955.
Martin B-57B
Canberra
The Martin B-57 Canberra is a US-built, twin-engined tactical bomber and reconnaissance aircraft that entered service with the US Air Force in 1953. The B-57 is a license-built version of the British English Electric Canberra, manufactured by the Glenn L. Martin Company. The B-57B adopted a fighter-style canopy accompanied by a flat-panel windshield and a tandem seating arrangement. The glazed bombing nose of the B-57A was deleted along with the starboard crew entrance to the cockpit.