“It’s the end of the road. I hate to take it away from here, but they are going to good places,” said pilot Peter Killan, who was at the controls for the Philippine Mars’ retirement flight. “(We’re) ...

Initially developed as a Navy patrol flying boat, the aircraft later served as cargo transport. The Philippine Mars will be displayed at the Pima Air and Space Museum in Arizona. The last Martin Mars ...

One of the only two surviving Martin JRM Mars flying boats was finally retired after 78 years of service, flying to its new home at the British Columbia Aviation Museum. “Hawaii Mars II”, one of the ...

The Philippine Mars, one of the last surviving World War II-era Martin JRM Mars flying boats, touched down in San Francisco Bay on Sunday, marking the first leg of its final journey to a museum in ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — Pima Air and Space Museum has acquired one of only five Martin JRM Mars flying boats. Coulson Aviation’s Philippine Mars will make its way to Tucson this year. The Hawaii Mars, ...

The massive flying boat will become a display at Arizona's Pima Air and Space Museum The Philippine Mars, one of five WWII-vintage four-engine flying boats built for the U.S. Navy's long-haul cargo ...

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

TUCSON, AZ (AZFamily) — The largest World War II water bomber is completing its slow but steady trek across Arizona before going to its final resting place. The Philippine Mars, also known as the ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - The historic Philippine Mars seaplane has reached its new home at the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson after a complex journey from Lake Pleasant, Arizona. The aircraft is 137 ...

The last Martin JRM Mars flying boat, Philippine Mars, retired after a career of almost 80 years, with its final flight ...