The type kept flying 50 years after its first flight.
The Martin JRM Mars was conceived in 1941 as a patrol bomber, intended to scale up the already existing Martin PBM Mariner. The prototype, designated as
The story of the Martin Mars flying boats started in 1938, when the United States Navy placed an order to the Martin Aircraft Company for a large maritime patrol bomber.
Replacing an earlier scanned print with a better version 16-Feb-19, plus DeNoise AI 21-Dec-22. My one regret is that I never saw these aircraft on the water or flying. Named: "Philippine Mars". Delivered to the United States Navy in 1947.
The Martin JRM Mars was conceived in 1941 as a patrol bomber, intended to scale up the already existing Martin PBM Mariner. The prototype, designated as
The Martin JRM Mars was conceived in 1941 as a patrol bomber, intended to scale up the already existing Martin PBM Mariner. The prototype, designated as
Lot-3465-5: Martin JRM “Mars” aircraft. Original caption, “Mistress of the Air and Some of those Who Built Her.” The mighty Martin Mars, 70-ton Navy flying boat and the biggest ship of her type in the world, forms a background for part of the Experimental crew that built her. Thirty-five men, spaced about six feet apart, stand along her 200-foot wing and 215 other persons are grouped before the ship. Announcement of the Mars’ conversion into the world’s largest air cargo carrier was made recently by Glenn L. Martin, President of the Glenn L. Martin Company and pioneer developer of huge flying boats. Glenn L. Martin Company, 1941-45. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (2017/04/14).
The Martin JRM Mars was conceived in 1941 as a patrol bomber, intended to scale up the already existing Martin PBM Mariner. The prototype, designated as
Philippine Mars, one of two surviving Martin JRM Mars out of a total of seven built has been retired and will be flown to the National Naval Aviation Museum
The Martin JRM Mars was conceived in 1941 as a patrol bomber, intended to scale up the already existing Martin PBM Mariner. The prototype, designated as
The Martin JRM Mars was conceived in 1941 as a patrol bomber, intended to scale up the already existing Martin PBM Mariner. The prototype, designated as
The Martin JRM Mars was conceived in 1941 as a patrol bomber, intended to scale up the already existing Martin PBM Mariner. The prototype, designated as
The Martin JRM Mars was conceived in 1941 as a patrol bomber, intended to scale up the already existing Martin PBM Mariner. The prototype, designated as
The Martin JRM Mars was conceived in 1941 as a patrol bomber, intended to scale up the already existing Martin PBM Mariner. The prototype, designated as
The Martin JRM Mars was conceived in 1941 as a patrol bomber, intended to scale up the already existing Martin PBM Mariner. The prototype, designated as
The Martin JRM Mars was conceived in 1941 as a patrol bomber, intended to scale up the already existing Martin PBM Mariner. The prototype, designated as
The Martin JRM Mars was conceived in 1941 as a patrol bomber, intended to scale up the already existing Martin PBM Mariner. The prototype, designated as
The Martin JRM Mars was conceived in 1941 as a patrol bomber, intended to scale up the already existing Martin PBM Mariner. The prototype, designated as
Martin Mars Movements - The Ultimate Flying Experience! by Richard Mallory Allnutt The last remaining Martin JRM Mars flying boats may be approaching the end
The Martin JRM Mars was conceived in 1941 as a patrol bomber, intended to scale up the already existing Martin PBM Mariner. The prototype, designated as
