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 ...

The Philippine Mars, also known as the Martin Mars, is the last flying boat from World War II. It landed at Lake Pleasant in Arizona on Feb. 10 and underwent weeks of dismantling. The flying boat, ...

At Vintage Aviation News, we have extensively covered the journey of the Philippine Mars, one of two remaining Martin JRM Mars flying boats used as transports by the U.S. Navy, which then served for ...

After several months spent at Lake Pleasant, northwest of Phoenix, the Philippine Mars, Martin JRM Mars flying boat, is on its final journey to the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson. The aircraft was ...

A rare piece of aviation history is about to take a long, slow journey across Arizona. The Philippine Mars, a massive flying boat from World War II, landed on Lake Pleasant last week. But instead of ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — A big — really big — piece of aviation history has been crawling along Pima County roads the past few days. It’s part of the largest flying boat that ever made regular flights ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — The public can get an up-close view of the Philippine Mars, a Martin Mars flying boat, for the first time this Saturday. After making the slow journey to the Pima Air and Space ...

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 ...

A rare World War II-era flying boat called the Philippine Mars made a pit stop in the Bay Area this past weekend. The boat landed in the Bay Area on Sunday from the British Columbia and anchored ...

ALAMEDA, Calif. (KGO) -- History was made over the weekend in San Francisco Bay. The Philippine Mars water bomber touched down near Alameda on Sunday, in an 800-mile journey from British Columbia. "To ...

TUCSON, Arizona (KGUN) — A big — really big — piece of aviation history has been crawling along Pima County roads the past few days. It’s part of the largest flying boat that ever made regular flights ...