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  2. Martin JRM Mars - Wikipedia

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    The Martin JRM Mars is a large, four-engined cargo transport flying boat designed and built by the Martin Company for the United States Navy during World War II.It was the largest Allied flying boat to enter production, although only seven were built.

  3. Martin PBM Mariner - Wikipedia

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    The Martin PBM Mariner is a twin-engine American patrol bomber flying boat of World War II and the early Cold War era. It was designed to complement the Consolidated PBY Catalina and PB2Y Coronado in service.

  4. Flying boat - Wikipedia

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    Short S23 "C" Class or "Empire" flying boat A PBM Mariner takes off in 1942 Dornier X in 1932. A flying boat is a type of seaplane with a hull, allowing it to land on water. [1] It differs from a floatplane in having a fuselage that is purpose-designed for flotation, while floatplanes rely on fuselage-mounted floats for buoyancy.

  5. Nils Christensen (aviator) - Wikipedia

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    The Martin Mars aircraft was initially developed for the US Navy in WWII as a cargo transport seaplane, and was the largest Allied flying boat to enter production. Only seven were built, and three were lost by 1950. The remaining four of the world's only fleet of mighty Martin Mars aircraft were purchased from the US Navy by FIFT in December 1959.

  6. List of flying boats and floatplanes - Wikipedia

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    Three Canadair CL-215 amphibious flying boats The following is a list of seaplanes , which includes floatplanes and flying boats . A seaplane is any airplane that has the capability of landing and taking off from water, while an amphibian is a seaplane which can also operate from land.

  7. Martin M-130 - Wikipedia

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    The Martin M-130 was a commercial flying boat designed and built in 1935 by the Glenn L. Martin Company in Baltimore, Maryland, for Pan American Airways. Three were built: the China Clipper, the Philippine Clipper and the Hawaii Clipper. All three had crashed by 1945.

  8. Charles F. Blair Jr. - Wikipedia

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    As a Grumman test pilot he worked on projects that became the Grumman F6F Hellcat, Grumman F7F Tigercat, Grumman F8F Bearcat and the Martin Mars flying boat. Cap. C. Blair's Mustang being refueled at Bardufoss Airport before taking off on the flight from Bardufoss to Fairbanks.

  9. List of aircraft of the United States during World War II

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    Martin JM Marauder - Medium bomber; Martin JRM Mars - Transport flying boat; Martin M-130 - Impressed flying boat; Martin PBM Mariner - Flying boat; Martin PB2M Mars - Prototype patrol flying boat; Naval Aircraft Factory N3N - Trainer; Naval Aircraft Factory TDN - Assault drone; North American NJ-1 - Trainer; North American PBJ Mitchell ...