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The Martin P4M Mercator was a maritime reconnaissance aircraft built by the Glenn L. Martin Company. The Mercator was an unsuccessful contender for a United States Navy requirement for a long-range maritime patrol bomber, with the Lockheed P2V Neptune chosen instead. It saw a limited life as a long-range electronic reconnaissance aircraft. Its most unusual feature was that it was powered by a combination of piston engines and turbojets, the latter being in the rear of the engine nacelles.

nacelles mercator maritime

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  9. [The aircraft were also operated out of Morocco by VQ-2; One garbled version of this incident is that this aircraft was intercepted near Ukrainian airspace and shot down, crashing into the Mediterranean Sea with the loss of all crew. (Former seaman who served in the Med)
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