World War II Chronicle

World War II Chronicle: July 3, 1942

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Brig. Gen. Jimmy Doolittle sat with Glenn L. Martin as spectators witnessed the maiden voyage of the massive Martin Mars over the Chesapeake Bay (story on the front page). This flying boat was launched back in November 1941 and its wings have a surface area two-and-a-half times greater than a B-17’s.

Click here for more stories on the Mars… Sports section begins on page 11

Martin XPB2M-1 Mars has a gross weight of 140,000 lbs.

Evening star. (Washington, D.C.), 3 July 1942. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1942-07-03/ed-1/

Chris Carter

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