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Aircraft · United States · 1940-1945

Martin PBM Mariner

patrol flying boat

A gull-winged, twin-engine flying boat, the Mariner flew long anti-submarine patrols over both the Atlantic and Pacific and rescued downed airmen and sailors at sea throughout the war, needing no runway to operate from island lagoons and coastal bases far from any airfield.

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crew7
top speed340 km/h
armamentup to 8x .50cal MG, 4,000lb bombs/depth charges
produced1,366

Pacific, Battle of the Atlantic

A U.S. Navy Martin PBM-5 Mariner in flight.
A U.S. Navy Martin PBM-5 Mariner in flight.U.S. Navy · Public domain · source
A Martin PBM Mariner flying boat (RAAF serial A70-12, registration VH-CPL) of No. 41 Squadron RAAF based at Cairns (Australia), in flight on 21 September 1944. The pilot was Flight Lieutenant Fox (411319) of Longueville,
A Martin PBM Mariner flying boat (RAAF serial A70-12, registration VH-CPL) of No. 41 Squadron RAAF based at Cairns (Australia), in flight on 21 September 1944. The pilot was Flight Lieutenant Fox (411319) of Longueville,Australian official war and service photographer; originally uploaded by user Nick Dowling on English Wikipedia [1]. · Public domain · source
Lot-799-15: WWII-Aircraft. A Martin “Mariner” leaves a white-ribbon wake as it lands on the harbor of an East Coast Naval Air Station. These twin-engine, gull-wing patrol bombers fly for the Navy on anti-submarine patrol
Lot-799-15: WWII-Aircraft. A Martin “Mariner” leaves a white-ribbon wake as it lands on the harbor of an East Coast Naval Air Station. These twin-engine, gull-wing patrol bombers fly for the Navy on anti-submarine patrolNational Museum of the U.S. Navy · Public domain · source