Initially developed as a Navy patrol flying boat, the aircraft later served as cargo transport. The Philippine Mars will be displayed at the Pima Air and Space Museum in Arizona. The last Martin Mars ...

Once she was ready, we relied on our 49X for the long haul to the museum.” — Aaron Goldstein, marketing director of Southwest ...

“It’s the end of the road. I hate to take it away from here, but they are going to good places,” said pilot Peter Killan, who was at the controls for the Philippine Mars’ retirement flight. “(We’re) ...

Southwest Industrial Rigging used a Western Star 49X to move a massive, 76,000-pound Mars flying boat to its new home at the ...

The Philippine Mars, also known as the Martin Mars, is the last flying boat from World War II. It landed at Lake Pleasant in ...

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 ...

The Philippine Mars, one of the last surviving World War II-era Martin JRM Mars flying boats, touched down in San Francisco Bay on Sunday, marking the first leg of its final journey to a museum in ...

TUCSON, AZ (AZFamily) — The largest World War II water bomber is completing its slow but steady trek across Arizona before going to its final resting place. The Philippine Mars, also known as the ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - The historic Philippine Mars seaplane has reached its new home at the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson after a complex journey from Lake Pleasant, Arizona. The aircraft is 137 ...

On June 23, 1942-83 years ago today-the Martin JRM Mars took to the skies for the first time. Developed by the Glenn L. Martin Company during World War II, the Mars was a massive four-engined flying ...