The U.S. Navy’s Colossal Failure | Martin P6M SeaMaster

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[@andyb.2582]

The SeaMaster did not have a retractable wheeled undercarriage. Martin developed for the SeaMaster a floating dock with wheels that could be used to bring it ashore using a proper sea plane ramp. This floating dock and ramp would be common at a fixed base of operations. Out on missions, island hopping, over the seas, the SeaMaster was strictly a flying boat and not amphibious.

[@LeeBrown-zi4bh]

Most beautiful bomber ever. Way too ambitious design

[@keithmoore5306]

those were most likely M39 autocannons those were the most common in the US military at the time not to mention kost reliable! and i wouldn't say failure as much as lack of vision and a panicked move to maintain funding at the time due to not realizing how close the sub option was to being a success! then again the air force didn't recognize the missile was in the ascendancy to the primary delivery system and the bomber was moving to a secondary position either!

[@jntipton]

Love this stuff!!!

[@richardferg6455]

Failure? It flew reasonably well and landed.

[@LeeBrown-zi4bh]

2 crashed, and it never went into production.

[@Britcarjunkie]

​@@LeeBrown-zi4bhAbout a dozen production aircraft were completed before the program was cancelled.

[@aaaht3810]

Maybe it wasn't a success, but it was a beautiful aircraft.