[Rufusthered]

Impractical in what way? Compare it to the B-52 bases that required a significant portion of the force to remain airborne at all times to avoid nuclear obliteration at the beginning of a conflict. With the Sea Master, any port could become a base - even any Navy ship at sea with refueling capability could be used.

[RitchieAprile]

Impractical in that huge seaplanes can only land on water that is calm. nature is rarely going to provide that when most needed.

[tanuki]

Interesting point. Yes, dispersal of forces would have been no problem. And imagine the air support a task force could have gotten, in addition to their own aircraft.

[xrmusn]

any port could become a base - even any Navy ship at sea with refueling capability could be used.

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Very true - when I saw the white hats scrambling on the fuselage, it struck me as kind of a ‘flying submarine’ and the one poster already mentioned the SSBN’s that had the payload just didn’t lift off (or out of) the ocean.

It truly would have made the Navy many dimensional from the sea - on over and under - who needs dry land? probably either the forerunner or result of the LVT’s the Navy/Marine team used

AAAARGGGHHHH

Anyone out there remember the ‘car boat’? I seem to recall either Willy’s or Kaiser making it and not sure I put an actual eyeball on one, seem to remember them from newsreels at the movies...(Pre TV)....