BTW thanks Yo-Yo for the more detailed info on the Mars
Looks almost like an aerial tidal wave don't it?
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alfa6 ;>}
Posted on 12/16/2004 6:57:45 AM PST by pabianice
HONOLULU, HAWAII — Researchers cataloging underwater debris around Pearl Harbor have made a giant discovery — the wreckage of one of the largest aircraft ever built. A Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory submersible found the main body of the Marshall Mars, a Navy seaplane that had a 200-foot wingspan and sank following an engine fire in 1950.
The Mars aircraft series was built to move cargo, primarily between California and Hawaii. The Mars Marshall once carried more than 308 people aloft, a record at the time.
Pieces of the Mars Marshall were first found in August when the nose and keel were found, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Tuesday.
The research lab’s senior pilot Terry Kerby returned to the wreckage last Thursday. He and others found the rest of the seaplane while searching around a sunken Japanese midget submarine.
“Submerged historic wreck sites are like time capsules from our maritime past,” said Hans Van Tilburg, a NOAA National Marine Sanctuary maritime archaeologist.
BTW thanks Yo-Yo for the more detailed info on the Mars
Looks almost like an aerial tidal wave don't it?
Regards
alfa6 ;>}
Dang! He must have really been lost.
Scientists Discover Sunken Navy Seaplane - Photos
Nah, the spruce Goose was tanken apart and shipped on a barge. This is one of the Mars the Candadians use as a water bomber.
My Dad flew to Hawaii on a Mars Flying boat in 1944!
Good looking !
Now that will douse a fire..........
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