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LC-Lot-9827-3: Martin JRM “Mars” aircraft, XPB2M-1

LC-Lot-9827-3: Martin JRM “Mars” aircraft, XPB2M-1. During the past year, the Mars aircraft has become a familiar figure to travelers passing over the Golden Gate bridge. Before being returned to Patuxent, she flew thousands of tons of cargo, including vital medical supplies to Honolulu where the cargo was transferred and sped to the war zones. Album from The Glenn L. Martin Company, Baltimore, Maryland, 1941. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.
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Caption: LC-Lot-9827-3: Martin JRM “Mars” aircraft, XPB2M-1. During the past year, the Mars aircraft has become a familiar figure to travelers passing over the Golden Gate bridge. Before being returned to Patuxent, she flew thousands of tons of cargo, including vital medical supplies to Honolulu where the cargo was transferred and sped to the war zones. Album from The Glenn L. Martin Company, Baltimore, Maryland, 1941. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.
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