File:USS Currituck (AV-7) at Cam Ranh Bay with SP-5Bs 1967.jpeg

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Description A U.S. Navy Martin SP-5B Marlin of Patrol Squadron VP-50 tied up to the seaplane tender USS Currituck (AV-7) for refueling at Naval Air Facility Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam. The Marlin participated in "Operation Market Time", which involved surveillance flights along the coast of Vietnam, and it was the last flying boat operated by the U.S. Navy, retiring from service in 1967.
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Source U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 2011.089.029
Author U.S. Navy

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current21:17, 11 December 2011Thumbnail for version as of 21:17, 11 December 2011628 × 917 (282 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=A U.S. Navy Martin SP-5B ''Marlin'' of Patrol Squadron VP-50 tied up to the seaplane tender USS ''Currituck'' (AV-7) for refueling at Naval Air Facility Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam. The ''Marlin'' particip