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Hawaii Mars I – JRM-1 BuNo 76819 first flown on 21 July 1945 and delivered to the United States Navy. It sank on 5 August 1945 in the Chesapeake Bay and was disposed as scrap. Philippine Mars – JRM-1 BuNo 76820, delivered to the USN on 26 June 1946 and assigned to VR-2 at NAS Alameda, California. Converted and re-designated JRM-3.
It was basically a 40% enlargement of the Martin JRM Mars, weighing 250,000 pounds at takeoff and featuring a longer hull and wingspan, being powered by six radial piston engines. No powerplant types were revealed. The Martin 193 lost out to the Hughes H-4 Hercules, and after the end of World War II obviated the urgency for Sky Freighters ...
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.
Longest until the Laté. 631, widest until the B-36, heaviest until the Martin Mars: Messerschmitt Me 323: 20 Jan 1942: Transport: 198: 70.65 yards (64.60 meters) 60.37 yards (55.20 meters) 42.32 tons: 11.81 tons: Highest cargo capacity land-based World War II transport Martin JRM Mars: 23 Jun 1942: Flying boat: 7: 39.04 yards (35.70 meters) 66 ...
The Glenn L. Martin Company, also known as The Martin Company from 1917 to 1961, was an American aircraft and aerospace manufacturing company founded by aviation pioneer Glenn L. Martin. The Martin Company produced many important aircraft for the defense of the US and allies, especially during World War II and the Cold War .
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.
Martin 136 USN long-range patrol flying boat; Martin 137 Army ground attack aircraft; Martin 138 USN amphibian scout aircraft; Martin 139 B-10B, YB-13, A-15, YO-45; Martin 139A YB-10, YB-10A; Martin 139B YB-12, YB-12A, XB-14; Martin 139W export version of B-10; Martin 140 Army bomber; Martin 141 USN flying boat; Martin 142 USN catamaran flying ...
Martin Mars: Martin JRM Mars: Coulson Flying Tankers Inc. Mike Goral February 26, 2012 The Martin Mars water bomber is the world's largest seaplane. In this episode, the Mars heads to Mexico to fight one of the country's worst fire seasons. Over the 16 days there, the Mars fights fires, mechanical breakdowns, severe weather, and crew exhaustion ...