Attack from the Sea: A History of the U.S. Navy's Seaplane Striking Force Review

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Attack from the Sea: A History of the U.S. Navy's Seaplane Striking Force ReviewRight after World War II the Navy had a big problem. From every movie Hollywood put out, combined with excellent public relations, the Air Force was the Golden Boy of the war. It appeared that the Air Force won the war themselves (especially if you listened to an Air Force General) and there was no longer any need for any other services.
This translates to no budget for the other services. The Navy had to find a way, or better yet, multiple ways to deliver nuclear bombs. And the short range and limited lift of carrier based aircraft eliminated them. The answer was a plane to complete with the B-47. And since there had to be something to do with the water, make it a flying boat. Great idea, it got the budget, unfortunately it didn't work.
This is the story of the development of the Martin P6M Sea Master. It was a sleek looking, jet powered, high performance machine. Unfortunately technical problems delayed its development, and the needs of the Navy changed. Although it could be argued that the admirals in charge at the end of the war were as carrier oriented as their predecessors were battleship oriented.
Also the technology passed them by. Nuclear weapons got smaller, carrier aircraft got larger, no need for a big bomber. The maritime patrol application got replaced by the satellites. And by then there were a lot of concrete runways all around the world.
It's sad to see the project fail, but looking at it realistically, there haven't been any really successful flying boats produced since the war except for specialty applications such as air-sea rescue or forest fire fighting.
Very enjoyable reading.Attack from the Sea: A History of the U.S. Navy's Seaplane Striking Force Overview

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