File:Martin XPB2M-1R Mars taking off c1944.jpeg

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Description The U.S. Navy Martin XPB2M-1R Mars (BuNo 1520) taking off. It first flew as a patrol bomber prototype (XPB2M-1) on 3 July 1942 and was converted to a transport (XPB2M-1R) in December 1943. It was named Old Lady and finally beached at Alameda, California (USA), in mid-1945, before being subsequently scrapped.
Date circa 1944
date QS:P,+1944-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 2011.003.142.006
Author USN

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current18:55, 2 February 2012Thumbnail for version as of 18:55, 2 February 20121,932 × 1,309 (994 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=The U.S. Navy Martin XPB2M-1R ''Mars'' (BuNo 1520) taking off. It first flew as a patrol bomber prototype (XPB2M-1) on 3 July 1942 and was converted to a transport (XPB2M-1R) in December 1943. It was named