P6M Sea MasterMartin P6M Seamaster airplane model. Discover the remarkable legacy of aviation innovation with the P6M Sea Mastera groundbreaking 1950s strategic bomber flying boat that represented the U. S. Navy's bold vision for nuclear deterrence. Though production aircraft were built and operational conversion was underway, this visionary program was cancelled in 1959 as the Polaris missile reshaped military strategy. Today, explore the engineering brilliance

BuNo 90407

and Lockheed-Vega

the United States was ready to send of its own first man into space aboard the Mercury Space Capsule

the majority (75) of British deliveries went to the FAA

Royal Australian Air Force and the South African Air Force flew them as ground-attack aircraft in support of the 8th Army in North Africa

The C-54s entered service in 1942

all-weather

boasting easier handling while maintaining a speed range of 45-175 mph

by which time 3

500 Sabre Day-fighters were built in the U

More than 9

dolphin-shaped fuselage