Right off the bat, I cannot give you a definitive answer about the
wings...but a good friend of mine ended up as the project officer on the
program and I have had an "interested" relationship with the Martin family
of aircraft over the years. It is my recollection that in addition to the
overall reluctance of the Navy to continue two lines of ASW aviation
communities by funding the high risk P6M (VP-S) program coincident with the
low risk P3 (VP-L) program, there were significant problems with high-sea-
state splash flameout resembling the Sea Dart experience, and a conscious
strategic decision to fund the land based program.

"BILL" wrote in message
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I may be wrong but didnt this aircraft have a problem with its wings
bending in flight .Can anyone confirm please

regards Bill