'Flying Boat' lands at Lake Pleasant on its way to desert retirement
A Martin Mars "flying boat" landed in Lake Pleasant on its way to retirement at the Pima Air and Space Museum.
Rare World War II flying boat makes stop in Bay Area
The 117-foot long Philippine Mars flew is one of two of its kind still in existence, anchored in Alameda overnight.
World War II-era Philippine Mars makes historic flight to SF Bay before retiring in Arizona
History was made over the weekend in San Francisco Bay. 80-year-old Philippine Mars water bomber plane touched down near Alameda in an 800-mile journey from British Columbia, before ending its voyage ...
Ultrarare seaplane spotted over San Francisco
The Philippine Mars, one of the last surviving World War II-era Martin JRM Mars flying boats, touched down in San Francisco Bay on Sunday, marking the first leg of its final journey to a museum in ...
What's The History Behind The World's Longest Scheduled Flights?
From the early flying boats to modern ultra-long-range twinjets, the mantle of ‘world’s longest scheduled flight’ has been ...