1st Edition

Martin Mariner Martin Mariner

By Nico Braas, Srecko Bradic Copyright 2012
48 Pages
by Lanasta

In 1937 The Glen Martin company started with the design of the model I62. This was a design for a twin engine high-wing monoplane flying boat with an inverted gull wing. As power plant one of the most powerful air-cooled radial engines then available was selected: the Wright R-200-6 Cyclone of 1600 hp maximum take-off power. This book presents an overview of the development and operational use of... Read more

Introduction, Early Development and Flying, In Battle, Martin PBM-5 Mariner serial number 59230, After the war, Mariner in UK, The Martin Model 237 P5M Marlin, Survivors, Literature, Credits, Lost Machine.

Biography

Nico Braas (1946-2022) was an author of books on aviation, known for, among others, Convair B-58 Hustler (2013), Boeing B-47 stratojet (2015) and Brewster Buffalo (2013).

In 1966, Srecko Bradic was born in Serbia. Since his childhood he had a wide interest in aviation. He had some flying experience on a Blanik glider, but his real passion is building aircraft models. In the last twenty years he was a regular contributor in magazines and books. His interest is in the field of historical research, modeling and art. In recent years his main focus is on digital aviation artwork