Philippine Mars, however, isn’t leaving easily. The massive airplane, which is heading to its retirement home at Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona, suffered a crack in one of its four ...
The huge plane was flying between Victoria and Seattle, en route to its new home at the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona, when it had to turn around and land in Patricia Bay for repairs.
The aircraft owned by Coulson Aviation, based in Port Alberni, B.C., had taken off earlier in the day en route to the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, Ariz., and was scheduled to stop in San ...
The Philippine Mars, one of only two remaining Martin JRM Mars flying boats, began its journey to the Pima Air and Space Museum, only to be met with engine issues. On Dec. 11, the historic aircraft ...
As one of only two remaining Martin JRM Mars flying boats, the Philippine Mars is making its final journey to the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona, where it will be preserved for future ...
Once there, it will be disassembled at its factory production joints and transported to Pima Air and Space Museum, its final home "where its legacy will live on for generations to come." The entire ...