http://steeljawscribe.com/2006/12/29/flightdeck-friday-flying-boats Notes and commentary on things present, reflections on a career in naval aviation and serendipitous items as strike me at the moment... Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:01:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://steeljawscribe.com/2006/12/29/flightdeck-friday-flying-boats/comment-page-1#comment-4552 Les Taylor Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:36:33 +0000 http://steeljawscribe.com/2006/12/29/flightdeck-friday-flying-boats/#comment-4552 My dad, Leslie Eugene Taylor, was a radioman on the Marshall Mars when it went down off Hawaii in, I believe, 1950. My dad, Leslie Eugene Taylor, was a radioman on the Marshall Mars when it went down off Hawaii in, I believe, 1950.

]]> http://steeljawscribe.com/2006/12/29/flightdeck-friday-flying-boats/comment-page-1#comment-3970 D. H. Clinton Tue, 03 Mar 2009 02:04:09 +0000 http://steeljawscribe.com/2006/12/29/flightdeck-friday-flying-boats/#comment-3970 While serving in the US Navy at Tanapag Harbor, Saipan from Octobert, 1945 - June '46, I had the pleasure of keeping close company to the HAWAII MARS. My duty was skipper of Crash Boat, CB-1 and we cleared the water for all landings and take-offs of the flying boats. It was a thrill to see the huge plane up close. I was only 18 then. While serving in the US Navy at Tanapag Harbor, Saipan from Octobert, 1945 – June ‘46, I had the pleasure of keeping close company to the HAWAII MARS. My duty was skipper of Crash Boat, CB-1 and we cleared the water for all landings and take-offs of the flying boats. It was a thrill to see the huge plane up close. I was only 18 then.

]]> http://steeljawscribe.com/2006/12/29/flightdeck-friday-flying-boats/comment-page-1#comment-3964 Harvey Bernash Sat, 28 Feb 2009 04:29:03 +0000 http://steeljawscribe.com/2006/12/29/flightdeck-friday-flying-boats/#comment-3964 I was on a launch that took Edward Teller and Navy Captain Parsons off the Hawaii Mars in Saipan harbor, they were on their way to Tinian to fulfill the Manhaten project. Although I'm not absolute on the date I thought it was 7/31/45. That would coinside with 8/6/45. There were only three men that that got off the plane but I don't know who the thir'd was. I have never seen any article that gives the Hawaii Mars credit for being part of the Manhten project. I have pictures but don't know how to send them. I was on a launch that took Edward Teller and Navy Captain Parsons off the Hawaii Mars in Saipan harbor, they were on their way to Tinian to fulfill the Manhaten project. Although I’m not absolute on the date I thought it was 7/31/45. That would coinside with 8/6/45. There were only three men that that got off the plane but I don’t know who the thir’d was. I have never seen any article that gives the Hawaii Mars credit for being part of the Manhten project. I have pictures but don’t know how to send them.

]]> http://steeljawscribe.com/2006/12/29/flightdeck-friday-flying-boats/comment-page-1#comment-3895 Mike Moret Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:41:22 +0000 http://steeljawscribe.com/2006/12/29/flightdeck-friday-flying-boats/#comment-3895 In 1955 I flew the Mars from Oakland to Honolulu. I had just completed "P Boat" training and was going to base ops at Barbers Point. The flight took 13 hours at 5000 feet., carried 40 passangers and some freight. Speed was 145 kts! It was a choice of the Mars or a R5d sitting on nylon troop seads for 11 hours! In 1955 I flew the Mars from Oakland to Honolulu. I had just
completed “P Boat” training and was going to base ops at Barbers Point. The flight took 13 hours at 5000 feet., carried 40
pa**angers and some freight. Speed was 145 kts! It was a
choice of the Mars or a R5d sitting on nylon troop seads for 11 hours!

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