The Martin JRM Mars Water Bomber

[Cunuckgaucho]

 

 

So today in avation history the Hawaii Mars Water Bomber took it's last flight to it's final resting place The British Columbia Avation Museun. The Philippine Mars will be going to Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson later this year

 

The Martin JRM Mars is a large, four-engined cargo transport flying boat designed and built by the Martin Company for the United States Navy during World War II. It was the largest Allied flying boat to enter production, although only seven were built. The United States Navy contracted the development of the XPB2M-1 Mars in 1938 as a long-range ocean patrol flying boat, which later entered production as the JRM Mars long-range transport.

Four of the surviving aircraft were later converted for civilian use to firefighting water bombers. Two of the aircraft remaimed based at Sproat Lake just outside of Port Alberni, British Columbia, with one, the "Hawaii Mars", remaining operation until 2016. On March 28, 2024, the British Columbia Aviation Museum announced it acquired the Hawaii Mars from Coulson Aviation. It flew on its last flight to Victoria on August 11, 2024 and will become part of a permanent display, taking the museum's "Crown Jewel" title.  On April 25, 2024, it was announced that Philippine Mars will be acquired by the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona to be put on permanent display there.It is due to be flown there later in the year.

 

[unforgiven]

Very cool thanks for sharing brother 😁 

[392heminut]

The Pima Air and Space Museum is an awesome place if you're into aviation. Just be advised, you can't do the whole thing in one day! That Mars aircraft will be a great addition.

[billymagg]

10 hours ago, 392heminut said:

The Pima Air and Space Museum is an awesome place if you're into aviation. Just be advised, you can't do the whole thing in one day! That Mars aircraft will be a great addition.

The Mars will be a great addition to the Pima Air Museum, I'm pretty disgusted the Convair XC-99 was cut up and taken to the boneyard rather than moved to Pima?? I had some great pictures of the XC-99 at Kelly Field, when my Dad had an adult stem cell transplant at Wilford Hall, around 1997, maybe Feb and March.. anyway, when we went to visit Mollie and Jacob, I drove by the boneyard,, and there she was, all hacked to bits, laying up by the fence.

[billymagg]

12 hours ago, billymagg said:

The Mars will be a great addition to the Pima Air Museum, I'm pretty disgusted the Convair XC-99 was cut up and taken to the boneyard rather than moved to Pima?? I had some great pictures of the XC-99 at Kelly Field, when my Dad had an adult stem cell transplant at Wilford Hall, around 1997, maybe Feb and March.. anyway, when we went to visit Mollie and Jacob, I drove by the boneyard,, and there she was, all hacked to bits, laying up by the fence.

If you watch a few of these test flight video's,  you can see one approach and landing where #4 is feathered,, likely an oil pressure or temp issue?

[shepp]

On 8/11/2024 at 11:36 PM, Cunuckgaucho said:

 

 

So today in avation history the Hawaii Mars Water Bomber took it's last flight to it's final resting place The British Columbia Avation Museun. The Philippine Mars will be going to Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson later this year

 

The Martin JRM Mars is a large, four-engined cargo transport flying boat designed and built by the Martin Company for the United States Navy during World War II. It was the largest Allied flying boat to enter production, although only seven were built. The United States Navy contracted the development of the XPB2M-1 Mars in 1938 as a long-range ocean patrol flying boat, which later entered production as the JRM Mars long-range transport.

Four of the surviving aircraft were later converted for civilian use to firefighting water bombers. Two of the aircraft remaimed based at Sproat Lake just outside of Port Alberni, British Columbia, with one, the "Hawaii Mars", remaining operation until 2016. On March 28, 2024, the British Columbia Aviation Museum announced it acquired the Hawaii Mars from Coulson Aviation. It flew on its last flight to Victoria on August 11, 2024 and will become part of a permanent display, taking the museum's "Crown Jewel" title.  On April 25, 2024, it was announced that Philippine Mars will be acquired by the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona to be put on permanent display there.It is due to be flown there later in the year.

 

I am kicking myself in the ass for not seeing her fly at EAA in 2016 

[shepp]

From what I’ve been seeing on Instagram she’s going to the BC aviation museum 

[Cunuckgaucho]

The one in the video I posted is staying in BC, the Philippine Mars is going to Arizona

 

[shepp]

On 8/18/2024 at 10:56 PM, Cunuckgaucho said:

The one in the video I posted is staying in BC, the Philippine Mars is going to Arizona

 

Ohhhh ok I’ve been seeing the Hawaiian