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The Last Martin JRM Mars Flying Boat Flew for the Final Time
After only a few months from the retirement of the other remaining Martin JRM Mars, Hawaii Mars II, the last surviving airframe of the large flying boat dating back to World War II, named ...
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The Philippine Mars took its final flight. See photos of the flying-boat aircraft from WWII to its last 800-mile journey.
The Hawaii Mars was donated to the British Columbia Aviation ... The Navy's largest World War II-era aircraft The Mars flying boats were the world's largest operational seaplanes and the Navy's ...
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Photos: World War II flying boat makes stop in Bay Area en route to new home
The Mars fleet flew cargo between Hawaii and the Pacific Islands to support the U.S. Navy during World War II. The aircraft also supported the Korean War. Decommissioned in 1956, the aircraft were ...
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The Last Martin JRM Mars Flying Boat Flew for the Final Time
Sold in 1959, like its other three surviving stablemates, “Marianas Mars”, “Hawaii Mars II” and “Caroline Mars”, it was converted to forest fire fighting aircraft by adding water tanks ...