Cool! Had to Google the name as I wasn’t sure if it was about a person and this was an RIP thread. In the process I found this article and now I can say I learned something new today. Thanks for sharing! https://www.albernivalleynews.com/community/look-back-martin-mars-waterbomber-7471017
I saw that plane at Oshkosh in 2016. They did demo flights. Big sucka. carries 7200 gallons of water enough to cover 4 acres according to this article. https://www.eaa.org/airventure/eaa-...-bomber-coming-to-eaa-airventure-oshkosh-2016
Was cool to see in 2016. I wonder if the damage from EAA that year is what contributed to its retirement.
I was lucky enough to see it fly up a valley on Vancouver Island 30 years ago. Majestic barely begins to describe it.
It flew over my house yesterday, I wasn’t there to see it as I was out riding but I’m confident the pilot was suitably impressed by my house.
