Initially developed as a Navy patrol flying boat, the aircraft later served as cargo transport. The Philippine Mars will be displayed at the Pima Air and Space Museum in Arizona. The last Martin Mars ...

“It’s the end of the road. I hate to take it away from here, but they are going to good places,” said pilot Peter Killan, who was at the controls for the Philippine Mars’ retirement flight. “(We’re) ...

Boats are pretty cool, as are planes. But do you know what trumps both of them? A flying boat, especially if it's the world's largest operational flying boat. However, today I have some sad news about ...

One of the only two surviving Martin JRM Mars flying boats was finally retired after 78 years of service, flying to its new home at the British Columbia Aviation Museum. “Hawaii Mars II”, one of the ...

When an iconic firefighting aircraft makes its final flight on Sunday, residents of Vancouver Island and Victoria, BC will look skyward to catch a glimpse – and hear the distinctive sound – of the ...

For the biggest flying water bomber in the world, this is the end. That’s what Wayne Coulson, owner of a seven-decade-old flying boat called Hawaii Mars, said Monday as we stood next to it in a tiny ...

TUCSON, AZ (AZFamily) — The largest World War II water bomber is completing its slow but steady trek across Arizona before going to its final resting place. The Philippine Mars, also known as the ...

Hawaii Mars – one of two surviving Martin JRM Mars flying boats from the 1940s – has made its final flight from Sproat Lake on Vancouver Island to the British Columbia Aviation Museum in Victoria. Its ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — Pima Air and Space Museum has acquired one of only five Martin JRM Mars flying boats. Coulson Aviation’s Philippine Mars will make its way to Tucson this year. The Hawaii Mars, ...

The last Martin JRM Mars flying boat, Philippine Mars, retired after a career of almost 80 years, with its final flight taking the plane to Arizona for its final destination at the Pima Air and Space ...