Martin AM Mauler, part one

The Martin AM Mauler, which originally was called XBTM, was a single-seat shipboard attack aircraft of the United States Navy. It was designed during the World War II but due to development delays, it couldn't enter service until 1948 and in small numbers.
It turned out to be troublesome though and only remained in active service until 1950 when it passed to serve with the Navy Reserve as it was replaced by the Douglas AD Skyraider.
They remained in the Navy Reserve until 1953.
Initially, the first Maulers were assigned to the Atlantic Fleet Squadrons, being the Attack Squadron 17A (VA-17A) the first one to receive the AM-1 in March and April 1948.
The squadron passed their carrier qualification trials aboard USS Kearsage (CV-33) and USS Leyte (CV-32) in late December 1948 and early 1949. Later that year, they were briefly assigned to the USS Midway (CV-41) in order to perform the search for a British South American Airways Avro Tudor that went missing in the Caribbean. Thanks to the longer runway of the Midway, it was easier for the pilots to land the Mauler, and, unlike previous destinations, the Mauler didn't suffer any landing accident when deployed on that carrier. Upon return, the squadron passed their Maulers to VA-44 and VA-45 squadrons, both assigned to the Midway.

Sources:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_AM_Mauler
2. http://www.aviastar.org/air/usa/martin_mauler.php
3. http://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=1066