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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.
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 ...
Canada, Shamattawa First Nation, Manitoba — The 60-year-old who went missing in a northeastern Manitoba First Nation, Canada, is believed to have been killed by a bear, RCMP say, a week after police responded to a bear attack that left another person in the area injured. It is so far undetermined if the attack was initiated by a black or a ...
Pages in category "Martin aircraft" The following 53 pages are in this category, out of 53 total. ... Martin JRM Mars; M. Martin M-130; Martin MO; Martin M2O; Naval ...
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.
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 to get the ...
Check out these stunning pictures of the Red Planet: Scott C. Waring of UFO Sightings Daily recently wrote about the sighting, which was made via an image shared by NASA, saying it could be either ...
1950 First of only two prototypes of the Fairchild XNQ-1 Navy trainer contender, BuNo 75725, written off in a crash. [1]5 January A Boeing B-50A Superfortress, 46-021, [2] c/n 15741 [3] of the 3200th Proof Test Group out of Eglin AFB, crash lands in the Choctawhatchee Bay, northwest Florida, killing two of the 11 crew.