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2023 MMA Reunion, Washington DC 0
The 40th Annual Reunion was hosted in Washington DC from July 3rd to July 9th at the Hyatt Regency Dulles in 2023. Below are photos from that reunion.
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MMA 2022 Reunion Nashville Photos 0
The 39th Annual Reunion was hosted in Nashville Tennessee from April 25th to April 30th in 2022. Below are photos from that reunion.
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MMA Colorado 2021 Reunion Photos 0
The 38th Annual Reunion was hosted in Co Springs Colorado from June 1st to June 5th in 2021. Below are photos from that reunion.
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Coward Seaman Earns High Naval Award 0
by Doug Miles | MMA President November 2, 1965 was just another day for me serving in Crew 5 of VP 50 operating out of Cam Ranh Bay, Republic of Vietnam. I was performing one of my normal activities by removing parachute flares from our P-5M seaplane. We had returned from a normal night flight
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Unveiling the Mystery of Project Mariner 0
video provided by ProjectMariner.org| article by Lyle Dillie This immersive narrative recounts the intriguing tale of five TBM Avenger aircraft, collectively known as Flight 19, which vanished without a trace during a training mission from Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale. The enigmatic vanishing of Flight 19, along with the subsequent disappearance of the PBM Mariner
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Journey of the SP-5B Marlin at the Naval Museum 0
by Arnold Zahria, VP-50 Crew 6, Newsletter editor and publisher I have been with the Mariner/Marllin organization since about 1985 when the membership was over 3000. Being in the printing industry I volunteered to print the newsletter. I saw that the newsletter was in need of upgrading to a more professional look, so I also
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Guardians of the Sea: The Martin P5M-2 Marlin in French 0
by Lyle Dillie | Newsletter Chairman – Mariner Marlin Association | December 2023 The Martin P5M-2 Marlin, an American-made maritime patrol flying boat, holds a unique position in the annals of French naval aviation. This article delves into the operational history, squadron deployment, and the broader impact of the P5M-2 Marlin in the French Navy,
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Life of a VP-50 Ground Pounder 0
Submitted by Tom Leasure During my final stages of adolescents, and after high school, I found myself having no direction in life, no job, no college and of course no money. Just a lost soul not knowing what was to become of myself. My only certainly in life at this time was the draft was
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History Up Close with the SP-5B Marlin – Video 3
History Up Close series with LCDR Robert “Kim” Sheldon, USN (Ret.) as he spotlights the Museum’s SP-5B Marlin
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