Keywords: Martin XPB2M-1R Mars 1943-45.JPG 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 U S Navy Naval Aviation News November 1973 http //www history navy mil/nan/backissues/1970s/1973/Nov73 pdf 1943-1945 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy Martin PB2M Mars Aviation in the 1940s |