US Navy PBM5A Mariner
XPBM-5A Mariner prototype

Martin XPBM-5A Mariner Amphibian
• First prototype: experimental adaptation of the PBM-5 Mariner Flying boat (BuNo 59359)
• Location and date: Glenn L. Martin Company Airport, Middle River Maryland, Late 1945
• First flight December 1947, 36 PBM-5A’s were produced in 1948 and 1949.
• Academy kit number 12586 (2023), 1/72, various parts from the Redroo PBM-5A Correction Set, Propellers for PBM-5A by Plusmodel CZ, Towcable by TCM00, Base: Modeltex Airfield Concrete 1/72