Martin PBM Mariner

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 PBY Catalina in service. 1,366 were built, with the first example flying on February 18, 1939 and the type entering service in September 1940.

The aircraft was fitted with five gun turrets and bomb bays that were in the engine nacelles. The gull wing was of cantilever design, and featured clean aerodynamics with an unbraced twin tail. The PBM-1 was equipped with retractable wing landing floats that were hinged inboard, like the Catalina. The PBM-3 had fixed floats, and the fuselage was three feet longer than that of the PBM-1.

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[eighteenspdjammer]

My Dad helped build the PBM during WWII at the Glenn L. Martin Company in Baltimore MD. He was the supervisor for assembly of the bottom part, whatever you would call the floor.

[rjsacs]

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[davidrodgersNJ]

Wow, what an odd looking plane. What is that sticking up behind the cockpit that looks vaguely like the conning tower on a submarine?

[TurkishHistorian1923]

Good !

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