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		Giant Hawaii Mars Flying Boat Made Its Final Glorious Flight (twz.com)
		2 points by adolph on Aug 13, 2024 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

ahazred8ta on Aug 13, 2024 [–]

Originally designed in the 1930s as patrol/rescue planes, eventually built in 1945 as cargo carriers, converted for water dump firefighting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_JRM_Mars

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