I notice the sailors are all wearing life preservers. In those days, people didn't wear life preservers unless they thought there was a serious chance that they might need them. Not too flattering for the Martin Company.
The Martin Mars now a water bomber stationed in Port Alberni, BC can be regularly seen in the summer fighting forest fires. It made a recent trip to LA to help fight fires there as well.
As a child living on Middle River, MD I would see the Mars planes land and take off at the Glenn L Martin facility there. The HUGE aircraft would be serviced there. My father was one of the designers.
I notice the sailors are all wearing life preservers. In those days, people didn't wear life preservers unless they thought there was a serious chance that they might need them. Not too flattering for the Martin Company.
safetychoice 1 year ago
Those were the days when i cost $100 to fill her up lol
16151615 3 years ago
Those days dollar was covered by gold. Today dollar is not worth the paper it's printed on.
toddi1971 2 years ago
very interesting.
chaghar 3 years ago
the guys who build that plane was that the story based appon the movie Aviator
VBH8888 3 years ago
No, Howard Hughes ("The Aviator") built the Hughes Hercules, aka "Spruce Goose", which was a completely different airplane.
parafan 3 years ago 2
The Martin Mars now a water bomber stationed in Port Alberni, BC can be regularly seen in the summer fighting forest fires. It made a recent trip to LA to help fight fires there as well.
GREEROPS 3 years ago 5
I work in Elsinore California, the Martin Mars flies over all the time when the fires are "in season" in SoCal. It births at Lake Elsinore...
Wonderful to hear those engines
OPE08 2 years ago
T'was the ubiquitization of airports that doomed the flying boats.
miketacoma5 3 years ago
"Flying battleship"? I guess "flying freighter" lacked the proper cachet...
TsurugiJiri 4 years ago
Where did you find this footage, I am making a documentary and would love to get the rights to use this
divingformantas 4 years ago
Imagine seeing a Mars takeoff with JATO rockets today...WOW.
Fleetwing1627 4 years ago 2
As a child living on Middle River, MD I would see the Mars planes land and take off at the Glenn L Martin facility there. The HUGE aircraft would be serviced there. My father was one of the designers.
qharry 2 years ago
A great effort sadly jet engine design and development just left no room for flying boats.
fordroad 4 years ago