We had a local newspaper article on one of the Martin Mars aircraft based here, and I thought some folks here might appreciate a heads up about this...
Great news. Thanks. I only wish we still had a Boeing 314 for the show. Such a shame the most beautiful flying boat of all time is gone forever. The Mars is my second favorite.
There's two of them left. Both are owned by the same outfit, Coulson Flying Tankers. We've got a big beautiful lake nearby, where they are based. You can even go on tours through one of them in the summer months, when they are around. I think one of them (Phillipines) is parked right now for upgrading, while the Hawaii is on contract fighting fires.
Yea, that's right. There's some neat pictures and videos on the www from some of the various fire fighting stints they've done. YouTube has some great vids of the Mars in fire fighting action.