The disassembly of the Philippine Mars is well underway, with Adam Estes traveling to Lake Pleasant, Arizona, to document the ...

The last Martin Mars flying boat made its final flight last week, marking the end for a World War II-era seaplane so hulking it had rockets to assist with take-off. Initially developed as maritime ...

In early December 2024, “Philippine Mars” tried following the fate of its stablemate, but an issue with the number 2 engine (the left inboard one) forced it to return to Sproat Lake.

Night - Scattered showers with a 85% chance of precipitation. Winds from ESE to SE at 5 to 9 mph (8 to 14.5 kph). The overnight low will be 35 °F (1.7 °C). Cloudy with a high of 44 °F (6.7 °C ...

Flying in from Sproat Lake on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, a World War II-era plane called the Philippine Mars landed in Seaplane Lagoon at about 4 p.m. on Sunday, February 9. The Alameda ...

The massive plane left its longtime base at Sproat Lake in Port Alberni, B.C., on Sunday, bidding farewell to B.C. After a brief stop in San Francisco, the aircraft landed in Arizona's Lake ...

The massive plane left its longtime base at Sproat Lake in Port Alberni, B.C., on Sunday, bidding farewell to B.C. After a brief stop in San Francisco, the aircraft landed in Arizona's Lake Pleasant ...

Coulson has retained one final piece of Martin Mars history: the nose of an eighth, never-built, aircraft, which remains at their Sproat Lake facility. “We’re gonna keep that,” Coulson said.

ALAMEDA, Calif. (KRON) — There was an actual seaplane in Alameda’s Seaplane Lagoon Monday morning. Ferry riders and other people out on their morning commute or dog walk were treated to the ...

The Philippine Mars water bomber — a fixture on Sproat Lake near Port Alberni for decades — left Vancouver Island on Sunday, made an overnight stop in San Francisco, then took off again on its ...

The Philippine Mars water bomber — a fixture on Sproat Lake near Port Alberni for decades — left Vancouver Island on Sunday, made an overnight stop in San Francisco, then took off again on its journey ...

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 ...