The plane in question is the Hawaii Mars, which has been operated by firefighting company Coulson Aviation in Canada since 2007. The seaplane is a massive Martin JRM Mars aircraft, which was ...
Historic Martin JRM Mars waterbombers find new homes at prestigious aviation museums in the US and Canada by 2024. The aircraft, originally used for military transport, were converted to ...
It is on display in a museum in Oregon. The Martin Mars seaplane was made by the Glenn L Martin Company as a World War Two transporter for the US Navy and has a wingspan of 61 metres (200ft).