Spectators gathered to glimpse the final flight of the Hawaii Martin Mars water bomber on Sunday, before the iconic aircraft was delivered to its new home at the B.C. Aviation Museum.
Pilots flew the plane from Sproat Lake down the east coast of Vancouver Island – in formation with the Canadian Forces Snowbirds – before touching down in Patricia Bay, beside the Victoria International Airport.
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Incredible.. how much water did plane carry?
The best thing that BC government could have said about this was " look what we COULD have been using to fight fires for the last decade but didn't " it's all climate change…
AG600 is coming.
What An Icon! ✈️ 🔥 🌲
Why not keep her airworthy? Some World War One era planes are still flown. She deserves better than a museum.
Are they planning to keep her displayed as a firebomber or revert her to her wartime configuration?