TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — Pima Air and House Museum has acquired considered one of solely 5 Martin JRM Mars flying boats.
Coulson Aviation’s Philippine Mars will make its option to Tucson this 12 months.
The Hawaii Mars, one other Martin JRM Mars, discovered a brand new house within the BC Aviation Museum in Sidney, British Columbia.
“This has been an thrilling month for each Martin Mars waterbombers,” mentioned Wayne Coulson, CEO of Coulson Group. “As a becoming tribute to their years of service and years of exhausting work by many individuals in BC and the U.S., we’re happy to see each Mars plane touchdown to relaxation at world class establishments in 2024.”
The Mars fleet was produced between 1942 and 1947 to help the U.S. Navy throughout World Battle II.
After the warfare, they supported the Korean Battle and have been later decommissioned in 1956.
The remaining 4 plane have been bought in 1958 to corporations in British Columbia, Canada, and transformed into the world’s largest waterbombers carrying 7,200 U.S. gallons per drop.
Hawaii Mars and Philippine Mars are the one Martin JRM Mars plane remaining in the present day.
“We’re happy to have the Philippine Mars be a part of our museum the place we are going to protect this World Battle II-era plane for many years to come back,” mentioned Scott Marchand, CEO, Pima Air and House Museum.
