Martin p5m Marlin
legacy and the end of the line
The Martin P5M Marlin built by the Glenn L. Martin Company of Middle River, Maryland, was a twin-engined piston-powered flying boat that entered USN Fleet service in 1952. The last U.S. Navy P5M, redesignated as an SP-5B, was flown to NAS Patuxent River, Maryland on 12 July 1968, bringing a close an era that began on 27 January 1911 when Glenn Curtiss flew the first USN seaplane from the water at San Diego Bay.