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Coulson Aviation’s Philippine Mars Waterbomber to land permanently at Arizona museum
Posted: Apr. 25, 2024 9:50AM | Last Updated: Apr. 25, 2024 10:29AM
Coulson Aviation’s Philippine Mars will soon find its forever home at the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona, this year.
The Philippine Mars is one of only five Martin JRM Mars flying boats ever produced.
The Philippine Mars Waterbomber was one of the five surviving planes that were sold in 1958
to a group of timber companies in British Columbia and converted into the world’s largest waterbombers
, carrying 7,200 U.S. gallons (27,255 litres) per drop.
Coulson aviation also announced the donation of another Martin JRM Mars, the Hawaii Mars,
earlier this month to the BC Aviation Museum in Sidney.
“This has been an exciting month for both Martin Mars waterbombers,” said Wayne Coulson, CEO of Coulson Group.
“As a fitting tribute to their years of service and years of hard work by many people in B.C. and the U.S.,
we are pleased to see both Mars aircraft landing to rest at world-class institutions in 2024.”
The Hawaii Mars and Philippine Mars are the only Martin JRM Mars aircraft remaining today.
Pima Air and Space Museum is one of the largest aerospace museums in the world and is excited to add the historic bomber to it’s collection.