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All Aboard The Martin Mars Flying Hotel

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THERE was Luxury Aloft the Martin Mars Flying Hotel. What was once a US Navy flying boat was now swanky. In 1945,  air travel was a thing of wonder. It was sophisticated, stylish and offered the promise of romance. War was over. Technology used to drop bombs and catapult men into French onion fields was being harnessed for wonderment.

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Posted: 30th, January 2014 | In: Flashback, Technology | Comment (1)