 MARTIN PBM-3D MARINER Sea Plane
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The Martin
PBM Mariner was a patrol
bomber flying boat of World War II
and the early Cold War period. It was designed to complement the The
Martin PBM Mariner was a patrol
bomber flying boat of World War
II and the early Cold WarPBY
Catalina in service. 1,366 were built, with the first example flying on
February 18, 1939 and the type entering service in September 1940.
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left. The image below is of Timbalier
(AVP-54), (launched
18 April, 1943)
tending two Martin
PBM-3D Mariner seaplanes soon after World War II. The quadruple 40mm
gun mount on the fantail was added in around 1948. Timbalier was sold to Panagiotis
Kikkinos, Piraeus, Greece, placed into commercial service as the Greek
cruise ship MV Rodos, 20 December 1960
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 Consolidated
PBY Catalina
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The Consolidated PBY Catalina was an American flying boat of the 1930s and 1940s produced by Consolidated Aircraft. It could be equipped with depth charges, bombs, torpedoes, and .50 Browning machineguns and was one of the most widely used multi-role aircraft of World War II. "PB" stands for "Patrol Bomber" and "Y" is the code for "Consolidated Aircraft"........................ |
 Curtiss SO3C Seamew
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 Curtiss SOC Seagull
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The SOC Seagull was a United States single-engined scout
observation biplane aircraft. The aircraft served on battleships and
cruisers in a seaplane configuration, being launched by catapult and
recovered from a sea landing. The wings folded back against the
fuselage
for storage aboard ship. When based ashore the single float was
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The Curtiss
SO3C Seamew was intended as a replacement for the SOC Seagull as the
United States Navy's standard floatplane scout. Entering service in
1942, the type suffered a variety of problems, primarily with the
Ranger XV-770
engine which was a dismal failure, and was withdrawn by 1944. Among its
many flaws, part of the vertical tail was attached to the sliding aft
canopy, compromising the aircraft's stability when the aft canopy was
in the open position, which it often needed to be for spotting. Grumman JF Duck
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 Curtiss SC Seahawk
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The SC Seahawk was developed in 1942 to replace the
Curtiss Seamew and the Vought Kingfisher,
which were both 1937 designs. The Seahawk was required to be
convertible from a float version to a landing gear configuration and
vice versa. The first production aircraft were delivered in October
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The Grumman JF "Duck" was a single-engine amphibious
biplane. It first flew in May 1933 and was produced from 1933 until
1935, when it was replaced by the J2F.The
Duck's main pontoon was part of the fuselage, making it a flying boat,
though it appears more like a standard aircraft with an added float. It set an amphibian
speed record in December 1934, at 191 mph (307 km/h)
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