One of 25 Martin PM-2 flying boats of the U.S. Navy, built in the early 1930s. This one belonged to composite squadron VJ-1. The photo was taken during 1937 off Point Loma, California (USA), when VJ-1 was filming fleet manouevers (see camera in the forward machine-gun position). Squadron CO at that time was "Si" Simard, who later commanded the aviation units on Midway Islands during the Battle of Midway in June 1942.
Este trabajo es obra de un marinero o un empleado de la Marina de los Estados Unidos realizada durante la prestación oficial de servicio. Como obra del gobierno federal de los Estados Unidos de América, esta imagen está en el dominio público.
{{Information |Description=One of 25 Martin PM-2 flying boats of the U.S. Navy, built in the early 1930s. This one belonged to composite squadron VJ-1. |Source=U.S. Navy Naval Aviation News April 1948 [http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/nhcorg5.htm] |Da