P6M SEAMASTER AMPHIBIOUS STRATEGIC BOMBER FLIGHT TEST FOOTAGE REEL 2 82334

This silent footage dates to the time of the Martin P6M Seamaster flight test program, with the prototype YP6M featured. At the start of the film you will see this incredible amphibian in the air on a test flight. The aircraft is seen taxiing at :58 and then starting high speed taxi runs. At 5:00, the Seamaster’s retrieval dolly is seen being positioned. At 5:16 the cockpit area of the aircraft is seen indicating it is “Ship 9“, but it is unclear what this means since only five aircraft were built. At 6:40