Discover the story of the Martin JRM Mars, the largest Allied flying boat of WWII, from its 1942 first flight to its postwar ...

With the Hawaii Mars now settled at its new permanent home in the British Columbia Aviation Museum, the focus of historic ...

The Philippine Mars' final flight ended in Lake Pleasant, Arizona, where the aircraft will be displayed. See photos of the WWII-era flying boat.

After replacing the number 4 engine with one taken from “Hawaii Mars II,” “Philippine Mars” was finally able to leave Sproat Lake on Feb. 9, 2025, later reaching San Francisco.

The last Martin Mars flying boat completed its final flight last week. Initially developed as a Navy patrol flying boat, the aircraft later served as cargo transport. The Philippine Mars will be ...

The storied Philippine Martin Mars water bomber that left its home on Vancouver Island last year is being reassembled at its new home at an aviation museum in Arizona.

The "Philippine Mars" started life as a navy transport, between San Francisco and Hawaii. It's been based on Vancouver Island since 1960, where it served as a water bomber, before being retired.

The public can get an up-close view of the Philippine Mars, a Martin Mars flying boat, for the first time this Saturday.

“Hawaii Mars II”, one of the only two remaining Martin JRM Mars flying boats of World War II-fame, finally retired to a museum on Aug. 11, 2024, after well over 78 years of service.

1 / 1 The Philippine Martin Mars water bomber was towed from Patricia Bay to Cowichan Bay, off Hecate Park, on Monday. The water bomber is heading back to its Sproat Lake home base for a major ...

While most of the fleet has been scrapped, lost, or destroyed over the last eight decades, the second Hawaii Mars and the Philippine Mars survived to this day. The Hawaii Mars was donated to the ...