Built to drop nukes and land on water, the Martin P6M SeaMaster was one of the boldest aviation experiments of the Cold War. A jet-powered seaplane with the muscle of a bomber, it promised ...

From the get-go, the Martin P6M SeaMaster (chosen over a competing design from Convair) was something of a contradiction in terms. Seaplanes need to be adept at low-altitude, low-speed flying ...