Does anyone know if all Martin PBM Mariners could land on water? Even though they all have floats, I read in an article that only the PBM-5A or later could actually land on water. Also if anyone has pictures of Plane, ecspially bomb bay.
Thanks to all
Essentially yes. The PBM-5A variant was the amphibious variant. The prior variants were restricted to water landings AFAIK.
Type # Notes
XPBM-1 1 Initial prototype.
PBM-1 21 Initial production machine.
XPBM-2 1 Long-range catapult launch experiment.
PBM-3 32 Fixed floats, improved engines & armament.
PBM-3C 274 AN/APS-15 radar, improved armor & armament.
PBM-3D 259 More armor & armament.
PBM-3R 18 Transport, 31 more converted from PBM-3s.
PBM-3S 94 Stripped-down antisubmarine version.
PBM-5 628 Improved engines and JATO capability.
PBM-5A 36 Amphibious variant.
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