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Media Category: Historical Narratives

PBM3

P5M Martin Marlin: Eleven of these were acquired and in service from 1954-1961. They had a range of 3000 plus miles.

CH5-9

(above) A PBM-5 Martin Mariner does a JATO (jet assisted takeoff) from the Hudson River in the 1950’s.

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