The Martin P6M SeaMaster was an experimental strategic bomber flying boat built by the Glenn L. Martin Company for the United States Navy that almost entered service; production aircraft were built and Navy crews were undergoing operational training, with service entry expected in about six months, when the program was cancelled on 21 August 1959.

The Seaplane Striking Force would comprise of jet-powered flying boats capable of long-range strategic nuclear attack as well as conventional bombing, mine-laying, and reconnaissance. Only two companies submitted proposals and the Martin P6M …

And the most ambitious seaplane ever planned in the United States came into being – the Martin P6M SeaMaster, a graceful, four-jet flying boat almost the size of a B-52 Stratofortress.

The P6M Seamaster was a top- performing aircraft for its time—and the last flying boat developed for the U.S. Navy. Designed by the Martin Company, the P6M was intended primarily for long- range minelaying and reconnaissance missions, with a secondary nuclear strike capability.

Oct 18, 2018 · The Seamaster’s design blended the best aerodynamic and hydrodynamic advances of its day. “The aircraft was beautiful,” Navy pilot James S. Russell recalled, “graceful in lines, highly streamlined for a flying boat, and the quintessence of seaplane design.”

May 16, 2024 · The Martin P6M SeaMaster was a captivating vision – a colossal jet-powered flying boat designed to project American power across the vast oceans during the tense years of the Cold War.

The P6M Seamaster, a swept-wing seaplane powered with four jet engines and incorporating a new hull design, made its first flight on July 14, 1955. It was built by the Glenn L. Martin Company...

Nov 1, 2022 · The Martin P-6M SeaMaster was a nuclear warplane set to be the centerpiece of the US Navy’s aborted Seaplane Strike Force, an aerial regiment designed to act as a deterrent to Soviet aggression on the high seas.

Envisioned as a strategic nuclear weapon delivery system for the Navy, the SeaMaster was eclipsed by the Polaris submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM). Due to the political situation at the Pentagon, the Navy promoted the P6M primarily as a high speed minelayer.

Apr 30, 2021 · It called for a jet-powered aircraft capable of top-flight speeds over water with a 1,500 mile operating range. Its internal payload carrying capacity would be in the 30,000lbs range. The USN entertained submissions from both Martin and …