The Martin-P6M Seamaster was a jet powered flying boat and the United States Navy's initiative to get back into the strategic bombing mission taken over by the Air Force's Boeing B-52. Despite crashes of the prototypes, several production ...See moreThe Martin-P6M Seamaster was a jet powered flying boat and the United States Navy's initiative to get back into the strategic bombing mission taken over by the Air Force's Boeing B-52. Despite crashes of the prototypes, several production planes were built and operated successfully. But it was abruptly canceled in favor of the Polaris submarine program. Written by
David Foss
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