B.C.'s legendary Martin Mars water bomber makes final journey to its permanent home
The Philippine Mars water bomber, the celebrated aircraft that spent nearly five decades fighting wildfires across B.C., has ...
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Philippine Mars makes final journey home after mechanical delays
The Philippine Mars has completed its final journey to the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona after a two-month ...
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The last of the Martin Mars waterbombers has left Sproat Lake
With a mighty four-engine roar, the Philippine Mars flew low over the bomber base at Sproat Lake, turned right toward the Alberni Inlet and never looked back. After two false starts in December 2024, ...
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B.C. provides $250,000 to help preserve Martin Mars water bomber
Its final flight is expected before the end of 2024 and will be a multi-phased process that includes passing federal inspections, crew training and test flights. The Hawaii Martin Mars can land ...
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Philippine Mars set to depart Sproat Lake Feb. 9
The Philippine Mars will leave Sproat Lake on its final departure south on Sunday, Feb 9, 2025. Coulson Aviation made the ...
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‘End of the road’: Iconic Philippine Mars makes final flight out of B.C.
on Monday. 1:41 This is BC: Martin Mars water bomber flying into aviation history The Philippine Mars is the sister aircraft to B.C.’s famous wildfire-fighting water bomber the Hawaii Mars ...