Yes, that's great news this one will be preserved at the BC Aviation Museum. It would be so cool to witness that last flight!

The 2nd one was bought by the Pima Air Museum recently.

That is so cool your father worked on this exact aircraft. It is the most impressive aircraft I have ever seen in person. One impressive piece of aviation history. Thanks for watching, I hope your family enjoyed seeing the video as well.

Your Father crewed with my Father on the same plane. My Dad was the senior flight engineer on the "Mars Hawaii" this same plane. In fact, at 18 months old I flew from NAS Honolulu to NAS Alameda.

​@@TheHDAviation I saw it in action in around 68 over New Westminister BC Canada when a mill and storage yard with a pulp mill nearby had a huge fire both Mars flew right over my house on theyre pickup runs popped over a the ridge and dumped on the fire multiple times for 2 maybe 3 days quite the show for an12yr old

Picked up off of Burnaby lake

@@stevekovacs6250 I was a Flight Engineer in the RCAF we could only dream of of being on this Aircraft . We often refered to our aircraft in the Female sense this Old Girl is A QUEEN in her own Kingdom .None other like

Very cool, that must have been an impressive sight seeing them work a fire in person. It is one impressive aircraft, and I do love the sound it produces as well!

They are pretty amazing aircraft! That must have been cool to see a couple of them, their scale is impressive.

Thanks for watching, it is definitely the most impressive aircraft I have ever seen!

Nothing compares to the Martin Mars!

That is really neat, such a cool experience! Must have been a great view from up on the wing.

I just came across it too. Everything is still TBA or TBD so idk if it was a complete overhaul or if it hasn’t been flown. Cool cool plane for sure

Been donated to BC Aviation Museum in Victoria..

+drguffey That's very cool, that must have been quite the experience to fly on this amazing aircraft. I hope it stays flying for many years to come!

+TheHDAviation Actually, I was about 2 years old. Have pictures but don't remember. Still it's cool to say I flew on it !

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drguffey so cool :) I live very close to it . Amazing machine !

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It is definitely one impressive seaplane, it was so cool to get to see this one flying. Truly a massive machine!

Ya, it's too bad this impressive aircraft isn't flying anymore. Nothing really compares to it for the roles it was flying.

Wonder what the cost per hr to fly it was

Doug Wagner such a great plane. Pity they have to retire😞

Ya, these pilots were real pros. Must take lots of still and experience to fly this classic giant!

It really was an impressive sound to hear in person. Thanks for watching!

worldbestpilot wish she could have gone down to help douse the campfire inferno in California

Haha 😂

Ikr

Thanks for watching, I'm really glad you liked the video!

It was an impressive machine to see in action, truly massive!

Very true, it was pretty cool to see how they maneuvered this massive aircraft on the water.

I was really happy I got to see it for a couple of days on Kootenay Lake a few years back. You're right, they are absolutely massive in person. You really can't tell just how huge!

Thanks for watching!

Glad you enjoyed the video! This aircraft was one of the most impressive I've ever spotted.

Agreed. When I was a kid, and we travel to Vancouver Island to go camping, we always went up to Sproat Lake to the the (then 3) Martin Mars aircraft. Ulesss we have a change of government in the October federal election, there's no way the Canadian Government would become involved. It's disgusting. If you're an aviation fan you probably know about the Plane Savers project that took place from Dec 30 2018 - June 6 2019. A derelict, stripped DC-3C sitting in a corner of the St. Hubert airport near Montreal, originally an RAF Dakota in 271 Sqdn that dropped paratroops on the night of June 5th, was bought privately by Mikey McBryan on Dec 28, 2018 off of EBay. He set a goal to have the DC-3 fly by June 6, 2019. With a tremendous amount of volunteer labour, plus donations of various kinds, she was rebuilt to being fully airworthy. C-FDTD had her inaugural flight on June 6, 2019, the 75th anniversary of D-Day. "Buffalo Joe" McBryan was pilot, Quinn Jones (an ex-Buffalo pilot now flying 777's for Air Canada) was co-pilot, and Ronnie McBryan - DC-3 Mechanical Genius, was Flight Engineer. Mikey made a video log, with posts almost every day, and posted it to KZfaq - you can find all 158 episodes linked on Mikey's page here: onkzfaq.info If you looke at Episode 149, from about 16m12s to 18m55s, you get a bit of a feel for the "before" and the "after. Episode 156 was a special, the D-Day inaugural flight including cockpit video, here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jd6XdNOhqrbPZ3U.html The actual D-Day flight was also filmed by another KZfaqr, Mark Brandon, and he made a 17 minute video, here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nbZlh8SGzKjXn5s.html C-FDTD will be at Oshkosh this coming Tuesday. Wish I could be there - I live relatiively close to Buffalo Airways' big maintenance base in Red Deer, Alberta - a long way from both St. Hubert and Oshkosh, darn it. DTD is not going to be part of the Buffalo Airways fleet - she is a private aircraft registered to Mikey. So maybe Hawaii Mars could be a future Plane Savers preservation project. Joe McBryan would love it, I bet, with his passion for historic aircraft. There would be a _lot_ of people who would show up to help with that one.

+69ChevroletNova Thanks very much for watching, I'm really glad you enjoyed the video!

Really cool, that must have been interesting getting a tour of this giant aircraft.

+Jim Freeberg Thanks very much for watching. It was truly an impressive sight to see this aircraft in person.

I'm really glad to hear you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching and for the kind comment!

This classic beauty was so cool to see, such an impressive machine. Unfortunately this aircraft isn't fighting wildfires any more, when we need it most.

Thanks!

Thanks for watching and for the comment, I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

A great job by the pilots!

It sure is, it was very cool to see.

It really is impressive these massive classics are still flying. Will definitely be sad to see them go!

0look0in0not0out Couldn't agree more, definitely super thankful for all the forest fire fighters doing a great job this year across B.C.

Thanks for watching, I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

It was really cool to see this classic still flying. I hope it finds a nice new home and gets to fly for many years to come.

It was really cool to get to see this classic in action. It's truly massive.

That is very cool, must have been quite the experience to fly in this special aircraft.

Wow, that is so cool. That must have been an amazing experience flying on the Martin Mars! I agree, it really seems there was no reason to retire this beauty, and it would be so nice if it was still being put to work.

Thanks for watching, it was definitely an impressive sight to see!

Wish these were being put to use now on some of the active wildfires.

Thanks a lot, I'm really glad you enjoyed the video! It was a real treat to have the opportunity to see this aircraft in person. I couldn't agree more, hopefully they'll find a good place to be displayed, or better yet flown.

Solidly second this.

It really is an impressive wingspan, pretty much the same wingspan as a 747-200!

This giant was really impressive to see, amazing something its size can fly and land smoothly!

+220heavyst Thanks very much for watching! It was quite the impressive sight to see this massive aircraft.

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed the video!

Lois Luckovich Ya, I'm glad she'll be getting back up and fighting the fires again soon. Definitely an impressive aircraft to see in action.

She sure is, from the time I was 3 I've loved her--both of them, and I'm desperately sad that Philippine is going back to the Navy. With only one Great Lady of the lakes and sky, our forests are even more at risk.

+Andy B_1972 It was definitely an impressive sight to see. Thanks for watching!

I grew up in Port Alberni where they were stationed. I remember days when both of the bombers were flying. It was a regular event and the roar was awesome. Sure miss them.

Damascus Steele my thoughts exactly!

*JRM

James Urling: that's debatable...you can't have seen many flying boatss, e.g. all those beautifully designed SIKORSKY ones, or the Do 18/24 and and and...

Thanks very much!

I totally agree!

Thanks!

I second that comment . I was Flight Engineer important to hear the engines

Thanks so much Ed. I wish I could see this giant in action again, definitely the most impressive aircraft I've ever spotted in person.

Thanks for watching, this unique aircraft was really interesting to see!

This one was very impressive to see in person, one awesome machine,

This one was super cool to see, one impressive machine. It almost has the same wingspan as a 747-400!

+Holly Turner Nice! You Dad must have had some adventures while in the Pacific. It must be quite the experience to fly on these flying boats. Wish there were more around now!

Very nice, that must have been quite the sight! I was really glad to get to see this one flying, truly a massive and impressive aircraft.