Keywords: history blackandwhite monochrome outdoor black and white 14-0080-004 NAVY MARS FLYING BOATS The Navy's Martin MARS flying boats are high wing airplanes, versatile in adaptability and to various kinds of cargo and personnel. They are frequently used as aerial ambulances and to transport complete units of men and equipment. Two complete decks of the MARS flying boats extend almost the full length of the great hull. Watertight bulkheads are incorporated, and below the lower dock divide the hull into six integral fuel tanks. All provisions have been made to insure the maximum in operating ease and passenger and crew comfort. [circa 1952]" 14-0080-004 NAVY MARS FLYING BOATS The Navy's Martin MARS flying boats are high wing airplanes, versatile in adaptability and to various kinds of cargo and personnel. They are frequently used as aerial ambulances and to transport complete units of men and equipment. Two complete decks of the MARS flying boats extend almost the full length of the great hull. Watertight bulkheads are incorporated, and below the lower dock divide the hull into six integral fuel tanks. All provisions have been made to insure the maximum in operating ease and passenger and crew comfort. [circa 1952]" |