The iconic red-and-white Martin Mars water bomber will be flying to its new home at the British Columbia Aviation Museum later this year, after a $250,000 funding announcement by the province. The funding will “protect and preserve” the Hawaii Mars “as a significant part of B.C.’s aviation history,” says the B.C. Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport.
Coulson Aviation will enlist five former certified maintenance engineers and four flight crew to complete approximately 10,000 hours of aircraft preparation and flight retraining over six months.At the British Columbia Aviation Museum, the aircraft will be established as the centrepiece of a new B.C. wildfire aviation exhibit.
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