The giant aircraft was the first flying boat launched with full Naval ceremony, November 8, 1941. Shown: Mrs. Artemus L. Gates, whose husband at that time was Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Air, is about to smash the traditional bottle on the nose of the ship. Looking on are Admiral John H. Towers and Glenn L. Martin. Album from The Glenn L. Martin Company, Baltimore, Maryland, 1941. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.