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Description
| Manufacturer: | Martin | |
| Base model: | P4M | |
| Designation: | P4M | |
| Version: | -1 | |
| Nickname: | Mercator | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Navy / Marines | |
| Designation Period: | 1923-1962 | |
| Basic role: | Patrol | |
Specifications
| Not Yet Available |
Known serial numbers
Recent comments by our visitors
| John Herndon , TX | I developed a new web page for VQ-1 Accidents and Crashes
http://www.wherndon.com/vq2sandeman/VQ-1.htm I need to know what the PR# was for the P4M-1Q BUNO 124362 shot down Aug 22, 1956 Also if you have any pics please send 04/14/2011 @ 19:40 [ref: 37427] |
| D. Helms Jacksonville, NC | I was with VW2 det Able at Port Lyautey from 53-55. Loved the plane!! Flew a couple of missions operating out of Cyprus. Lots of fond memories of the crew. Wonderful aircraft. 03/29/2011 @ 07:42 [ref: 37135] |
| Bill White pensacola, FL | I still enjoy the notes on the P4M,enjoyed the life I had with squadron on 4 aircraft and the people that where my shipmates at Sangley Point from 1951 t0 1953> The names that i see bring back fond memories. 12/29/2010 @ 08:48 [ref: 35109] |
| Kai Johns Ashburn, VA | Barry,
My Great Uncle Wallace Winslow Powell was also on the same P4M-1 that was shot down on August 22nd 1956. Please contact me at kai.johns@gmail.com and I will share any info that I have found. 07/23/2010 @ 12:26 [ref: 28381] |
| Joe L. Stauffer ADR-2 USN Alpine (San diego), CA | VQ-1, Iwakuni, 1956-1958. 2PC on many flights.Part of the prop crew and still have all my fingers! I still know the Bu. # on the AC from those days and the 1st. A-3s in operation in the fleet. Still have my CAC Wings, pinned on by Cmdr. Newton Byrd, Skipper. Nowadays, no one even knows what a P4M-1Q was! What a beautiful part of Naval history and it was an amazing piece technical equipment for its time.2 turning, 2 burning! 115/145 av/gas in a jet? Whooda thunk it?? 05/31/2010 @ 21:50 [ref: 26529] |
| Bob Tucker , TX | The P4M-1 one of the great aircraft. I flew in Bu. Nos. 121451, 121452, 121453, and 121454 while attached to VW-1 Det. "Able". We formed up at Miramar in the summer of 1951 and deployed to Sangley Point, Cavitie, P.I. in September. I flew as a navigational radar operator on patrols from 1951 -1953 in every one of those planes. Lt. Douglas was our Skipper, and LT. Dannettell was the Exec.
The two other Patrol Plane Commanders were LTjg Nesbitt and Ltjg Dunn, all great pilots. Co-pilots/navigators were Ensigns Milway, Davidow, Ritter, Ltjg Taylor and other I have forgotten. Great duty, great group of guys, great parties, San Miguel Beer. We also flew TAD patrols from Naha, Okinawa and Atsuike, Japan. Very fond memories. 08/24/2009 @ 12:18 [ref: 24350] |
| Joe Wilson Macon, GA | Just read Bill Bonneys comments. He is right. A wonderful aircraft. Off the ground in 7 seconds, fully loaded, balls to the wall. Impressive. I was there 1953- 1955. Really enjoyed the friends and the experience. Get in touch with Art Cornett @ arthur32@alltel.net for location of other members. I can help also but Art has an almost complete list of the men there 1952-1955. Best regards, Joe 02/13/2009 @ 12:18 [ref: 23713] |
| bruce sheppard grasonville, MD | note for barry messinger
http://www.centurum.com/vq/ is the VQ Association website, would be an excellent source of info on VQ acft shot down & involved in hostile incidents while on recconaisance missions. P4M, EC121, and EP3 aircraft all come to mind 05/08/2008 @ 07:18 [ref: 20827] |
| Bill Bonney AT 2 Grand Prairie, TX | Flew In #124370, #124372, #124208 out of Port Lyautey
From Oct 1952 to June 1954 as an ECM operator. There were no ejection seats on that most magnificant aircraft. When you had two turning and two burning you felt as if no one could catch you. Fortunately for me, they didn't. There were doors in the belly just aft of the pilots compartmant and between the ECM #5 station and the tail gunner. There were escape hatches on top of the wing and the pilot compartment 02/02/2008 @ 13:57 [ref: 19514] |
| Barry Messinger , NV | My father was aboard th P4M-1Q 124362 when it was shot down August 22, 1956. If anyone has information please let me know.
10/27/2007 @ 12:00 [ref: 18316] |
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