Last Working Summer for Hawaii Mars?

[Dan K]

Was looking for Philippine Mars news and found this instead:

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local ... t-1.175864

[Pat Carry]

If true, I hope it is preserved somewhere after its firefighting days are over. Maybe Pensacola would want 2 of them!

[The Inspector]

It reads like the B.C. Prime Minister has been reading from John Diefenbaker's notes and he's getting some sort of goosing from CONAIR to 'find work' for their L-188's, and just when some of you thought our politics was screwy-here comes the Canucks

If true, I hope it is preserved somewhere after its firefighting days are over. Maybe Pensacola would want 2 of them!

Several years back when it looked like the Mars fire fighting days were over before Coulson gave it a new lease on life, the Martin Musuem in Baltimore, Maryland was lobbying hard to get one. At the time I think the thought was one would go to Baltimore and the other one would stay as a museum/memorial in British Columbia.

If it is not possible for the Hawaii Mars to be adequately preserved in BC after its working career is over, I hope it flies to Maryland to go in the Martin Museum - a very appropriate spot for it. I am sure the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola would not want two Mars aircraft and it would not make sense to have both of them there anyway.

[Pat Carry]

If true, I hope it is preserved somewhere after its firefighting days are over. Maybe Pensacola would want 2 of them!

Several years back when it looked like the Mars fire fighting days were over before Coulson gave it a new lease on life, the Martin Musuem in Baltimore, Maryland was lobbying hard to get one. At the time I think the thought was one would go to Baltimore and the other one would stay as a museum/memorial in British Columbia.

If it is not possible for the Hawaii Mars to be adequately preserved in BC after its working career is over, I hope it flies to Maryland to go in the Martin Museum - a very appropriate spot for it. I am sure the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola would not want two Mars aircraft and it would not make sense to have both of them there anyway.

Yes, you are probably right. Having one at the Martin Museum is a great idea.

[Wildchild]

Since it's flying, could it go to the CAF possibly?

[Pat Carry]

Since it's flying, could it go to the CAF possibly?

I would think the cost to keep it in the air would be more than the CAF would want to take on.

[Pat Carry]

Since it's flying, could it go to the CAF possibly?

I would think the cost to keep it in the air would be more than the CAF or any other organization would want to take on.

[JohnH]

It reads like the B.C. Prime Minister has been reading from John Diefenbaker's notes and he's getting some sort of goosing from CONAIR to 'find work' for their L-188's, and just when some of you thought our politics was screwy-here comes the Canucks

Haha have Canadian relatives and friends who have given me a lot of Arrow info I get this analogy totally.