Last Working Summer for Hawaii Mars?
Fri May 17, 2013 4:16 pm
Was looking for Philippine Mars news and found this instead:
http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local ... t-1.175864
http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local ... t-1.175864
Re: Last Working Summer for Hawaii Mars?
Fri May 17, 2013 4:38 pm
If true, I hope it is preserved somewhere after its firefighting days are over. Maybe Pensacola would want 2 of them! 
Re: Last Working Summer for Hawaii Mars?
Fri May 17, 2013 4:44 pm
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 
Re: Last Working Summer for Hawaii Mars?
Fri May 17, 2013 4:55 pm
Pat Carry wrote: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.
Re: Last Working Summer for Hawaii Mars?
Fri May 17, 2013 5:00 pm
jwc50 wrote:Pat Carry wrote: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.
Re: Last Working Summer for Hawaii Mars?
Fri May 17, 2013 6:42 pm
Since it's flying, could it go to the CAF possibly?
Re: Last Working Summer for Hawaii Mars?
Fri May 17, 2013 7:09 pm
Wildchild wrote: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.
Re: Last Working Summer for Hawaii Mars?
Fri May 17, 2013 7:11 pm
Pat Carry wrote:Wildchild wrote: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.
Re: Last Working Summer for Hawaii Mars?
Fri May 17, 2013 7:46 pm
The Inspector wrote: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.