Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The last Martin Mars flying boat completed its final flight last week. Initially developed as a Navy patrol flying boat, the ...

The last Martin JRM Mars flying boat, Philippine Mars, retired after a career of almost 80 years, with its final flight taking the plane to Arizona for its final destination at the Pima Air and Space ...

At Vintage Aviation News, we have been covering the Martin JRM Mars “Philippine Mars” in its final journey from Sproat Lake, British Columbia, to the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona (you ...

The *Philippine Mars*, one of the world's largest flying boats and a WWII-era U.S. Navy transport later used for fighting wildfires, is being retired to the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, ...

The Philippine Mars has made its way back to its home base for an engine replacement. The historic aircraft departed Sproat ...

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, Ariz. (KVOA) - A remarkable piece of aviation history is set to make its home at the Pima Air and Space Museum. The Philippine Mars, a historic flying boat, is nearing the end of its journey ...

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 ...