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Philippine Mars landed without incident, and officially marked the end of an era by successfully completing the last flight of a Martin Mars aircraft. Philippine Mars will be de-watered in the coming days, while a timeline for when preparations will begin for dismantling of the aircraft has yet to be released. [citation needed]
Pas-de-Calais: Converted merchant ship in service as a seaplane tender from 1915 to 1919; Rouen: Converted merchant ship in service as a seaplane tender from 1916 to 1919; Petrel-class: Eight light inshore seaplane tenders in service from 1931 into World War II; Commandant Teste: Seaplane transport and tender in service from 1932 to 1942
The Martin 193 was a design for a giant cargo transport seaplane that was conceived in 1942 as part of the "Sky Freighter" concept for colossal flying boats that could carry large loads of troops and freight across the Atlantic Ocean in response to the sinking of Allied merchant ships by U-boats.
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.
Transport; Douglas C-47: United States: Transport 30 [54] retired from service Britten-Norman Islander: United Kingdom: Transport 22 [55] licensed, produced by PADC [55] C-123 Provider: United States Transport C-123K: 19 [50] in service from 1975 to 1980 [49] de Havilland Canada DHC-2: Canada: Utility / Transport 25 [50] replaced by the BN-2A ...
Pan Am Flight 1104, trip no. 62100, [1] was a Martin M-130 flying boat nicknamed the Philippine Clipper that crashed on the morning of January 21, 1943, in Northern California. The aircraft was operated by Pan American Airways , and was carrying ten US Navy personnel from Pearl Harbor , Hawaii , to San Francisco, California .
Martin 239 trijet Army low-level attack aircraft (modified XB-51) Martin 240 four-engine heavy cargo/troop transport; Martin 241 twin-engine cargo transport; Martin 242 assault transport seaplane; Martin 243 four-engine medium jet bomber; Martin 244 two-place basic trainer, Army; Martin 245 two-place long-range special attack monoplane
Military transport aircraft include load-carrying non-combat types such as freight and troop carriers, as well as some other specialised types, used by military forces around the world. In production [ edit ]