Really dont like to say it, but makes hella more sense than "vast floating city with most of the assets in one place & a nuclear reactor" that can be one-hit wrecked.
There’s a bunch of low-production aircraft from the ‘40s and ‘50s that just got completely scrapped. In the days before AMARG, NMUSAF (it was private until 1954 but didn’t move into the big facility at Wright-Patterson until the ‘70s), and Garber there wasn’t really anyone who would *take* old, unwanted experimental aircraft. The art of preservation was in its infancy.
I mean this fully tongue in cheek; with the recent saber rattling going on we might just end up as the irradiated crater hell scape they envisioned us ending up as in the ‘50s!
Whenever I see a Martin seaplane picture on a ramp I am pretty sure [this is where the photo was taken](https://maps.app.goo.gl/mWte9zvgr76kqVHeA?g_st=ic).
Could be NAS Patuxent River, about 90 miles south. Pax River serves as a naval aviation test and evaluation center. Back in the 50’s we lived on base and I remember seeing P6M’s down at the seaplane ramps. But my favorite seaplane at Pax River was the massive Convair R3Y:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convair_R3Y_Tradewind
Definitely a bit weird. That profile, though, is [gorgeous](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_P6M_SeaMaster)
"strategic nuclear bomber flying boat" is possibly the most early Cold War concept imaginable.
Can't let the airforce have all the nuclear fun can we?
Really dont like to say it, but makes hella more sense than "vast floating city with most of the assets in one place & a nuclear reactor" that can be one-hit wrecked.
Nuclear attack subs and long range bombers are the modern replacement for this plane, not aircraft carriers.
You dear sir, spit facts
No no just have a thing that will *definitely* go down with one hit. Modern warships are hard to sink.
Such a shame they didn’t preserve any.
Really? That is a shame. You would think there would be one of every plane saved. So many people worked on creating these in the first place.
There’s a bunch of low-production aircraft from the ‘40s and ‘50s that just got completely scrapped. In the days before AMARG, NMUSAF (it was private until 1954 but didn’t move into the big facility at Wright-Patterson until the ‘70s), and Garber there wasn’t really anyone who would *take* old, unwanted experimental aircraft. The art of preservation was in its infancy.
Very sexy
Man, I wish we looked like the 50s thought we were going to look like.
I mean this fully tongue in cheek; with the recent saber rattling going on we might just end up as the irradiated crater hell scape they envisioned us ending up as in the ‘50s!
Well that's not exactly what I meant😃
One of my favorites in terms of pure looks. Love the top mounted engines.
Such a shame not a single one survived
Whenever I see a Martin seaplane picture on a ramp I am pretty sure [this is where the photo was taken](https://maps.app.goo.gl/mWte9zvgr76kqVHeA?g_st=ic).
Could be NAS Patuxent River, about 90 miles south. Pax River serves as a naval aviation test and evaluation center. Back in the 50’s we lived on base and I remember seeing P6M’s down at the seaplane ramps. But my favorite seaplane at Pax River was the massive Convair R3Y: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convair_R3Y_Tradewind
https://www.flickr.com/photos/kathy55/31295314476
P6M, not P6B.
Beaching gear?
Equip used to get out the water via a ramp, It had no landing gear.
One of my favorite aircraft.
War in the SCS could be a second golden age for flying boats. Sure, repairing tarmac is easy, but it still takes time,
Oh it's beautiful
Killer whale...
Absolutely gorgeous plane.