Chris Brame wrote:
Any word about whether the Mars will be displayed indoors or outdoors (preferably under a shelter of some sort like at Boeing)?
According to a news article:
Darron Kloster wrote:
Last July, B.C. Aviation Museum president Steve Nichol told the Times Colonist the museum planned to make the Martin Mars a centrepiece of its collection of B.C. wildfire aircraft, which already includes an A26 Douglas Invader and Convair 580. The Mars would be the first firefighting water “scooper” for the museum.
The museum said there are future plans to build a new hangar for all three.
(Source:
Times Colonist)
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