Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire Identifying Rarer Military Aircraft

Martin P5M. That's the later model with the T tail. Last flying boat in the Navy inventory, Worked on those blanks for two years at Sangley Point in the P.I. Had to have JATO bottles strapped on to take off from water. Had to have beaching gear attatched to tow up a ramp to park. Had two R-3350 piston engines. Used to spot ship movement and for anti-submarine duty. For the time was loaded with all kind of electronic gear. Thats a radar in the nose. Had MAD gear etc. Would be goofy for two days after a mission. Noise and vibration level high. Could carry bombs, mines, etc. in bays in the engine nacelles.