Coulson Aviation says it plans to swap in an engine from the Hawaii Mars before flying the aircraft back to its home base on ...

The Hawaii Martin Mars water bomber — long a symbol of firefighting in B.C. — is scheduled to fly over Vancouver Island today ...

The last airworthy Martin Mars water bomber is back on Sproat Lake for more test flights today and is expected to make its final flight out of the province by the weekend. Philippine Mars, ...

When the water was deployed, it would cover an area up to 4 acres. The Martin Mars bombers were used less in recent years in favor of smaller, more agile bombers. “It’s not often that you get ...

CHEK News is revisiting some of its most-read stories of the year, and August saw some historic firsts and lasts on Vancouver ...

Historic Martin Mars water bomber completes final flight in B.C. Coulson, which has not responded to requests for comment, said in a statement on Dec. 12 that the plane had another earlier ...

VICTORIA — A rare and historic water ... Philippine Mars, the Hawaii Mars, was donated to the B.C. Aviation Museum in the Victoria area. The planes are the last two remaining Martin Mars flying ...