ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 336191
| Date: | Wednesday 5 April 1950 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Martin JRM-3 Mars |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 76822 |
| MSN: | 9266 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ke'ehi Lagoon, Oahu, HI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The Martin Mars flying boat, named "Marshall Mars", suffered an in-flight engine fire and force-landed in Ke'ehi Lagoon, Oahu, HI. The fire continued to spread and when it reached the fuel tanks the aircraft exploded and sank.
Sources:
Old Wings - Martin JRM-3 Mars Air Tankers
Images:
photo (c) U.S. Navy; Ke'ehi Lagoon, Oahu, HI; 05 April 1950; (publicdomain)
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