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Description
| Manufacturer: | Martin | |
| Base model: | PBM | |
| Designation: | PBM | |
| Version: | -3S | |
| Nickname: | Mariner | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Navy / Marines | |
| Designation Period: | 1935-1962 | |
| Basic role: | Patrol Bomber | |
| Modified Mission: | Anti-submarine | |
Specifications
| Not Yet Available |
Known serial numbers
Recent comments by our visitors
| Bob Willig Mechanicsburg, Pa, PA | About the PBM 3D, We flew from Dusk to Dawn in the South Pacific, Palau, Eulithi,Saipan,Guam during world war 2.I was a flight engineer, and although we did go down at sea on one occasion I never once felt that the old girl would fail to bring us back.The Mariner wasn't the prettiest or the fastest but sure was dependable and brought me home to be an 87 year old vet and mighty proud of it. 04/14/2008 @ 15:06 [ref: 20554] |
| Bob Willig Mechanicsburg, PA | I was a flight engineer on a PBM 3D Crew #11 VPB 22. We were in the South Pacific (1944-45), Eniwetok, Palau, Eulithi.We were forced down off the island of Yap, rescued after 9 hours by the two destroyers USS Alvin C Cockrell and the USS Manlove.I know it is not very likely but it would be great to hear from some one familiar with that era. At 86 time is getting short. 12/07/2007 @ 15:46 [ref: 18839] |
| Garry Romanik Miami Shores, FL | My Dad (Nick) was a Flight engineer on PBMs at Banana River NAS Aug. 1945 to Mar. 1946. From his Log Book:
VPB-2 PBM 3S #6551, #6705, 01674, 01702, 1660 PBM 3D #45216, 48213, 45403 PBM 5 #59225, 59215, 45275 07/30/2007 @ 17:56 [ref: 17368] |
| Keith Lockwood Oxford, MD | I have been studying about the Martin Mariner PBM3s because we have one on the bottom of the Chesapeake that crashed in January of 1944. It's a popular fishing site. We have a side scan sonar image of it and found a newspaper article about the crash. 06/06/2006 @ 11:53 [ref: 13467] |
| Harold A. Vanselow Lakewood, WI | I flew the PBM3S in training in Banana River, Florida from Oct.5th,1944 to Nov. 19th, 1944 when I was sent to the NAS in Bermuda assigned to VPB-207 beginning on December 31, 1944 to June 9th, 1944.
It was a great aircraft with all the comforts of home but it was a bit noisy after long flights. I believe my hearing loss may have been caused by this. It is sad that only one PBM type aircraft still exists. I resumed flying in January of 1972 as a civilian. Believe me, the Navy flight training program was tops. Would like to hear from anyone from VPB-207 07/30/2003 @ 15:35 [ref: 6606] |
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