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[Mike K.]

Is that what the placards read now, when you view the exhibits at the museum?

[LJ]

The long-term plan is to build a massive hangar to house Hawaii Martin Mars and other vintage firefighting aircraft, including the museum’s Corvair 580 and Douglas A26 Invader.

 

Think that should read Convair 580.

[Victoria Watcher]

The Hawaii Martin Mars water bomber could be ready to start moving overland from Patricia Bay to the B.C. Aviation Museum as early as Wednesday.

 

Nickel Brothers Moving was fitting girders under the massive plane on Tuesday and lifting it onto a swivelling trailer in preparation for the 3.2-kilometre journey, said museum president Steve Nichol.

 

He said the Victoria Airport Authority has been “unbelievably co-operative in allowing us to move the plane.”

 

The movers will be allowed to bypass runways in getting the plane to the museum, where it will be a feature display, Nichol said.

 

Nichol said the timing of the move depends on several factors involved with loading and securing the plane at Patricia Bay. It’s expected to take several hours to move the massive airplane with a truck and specialized trailer.

 

No specific time was given as to when the move will start.

 

The Hawaii Martin Mars is 185 feet long with a 200-foot wingspan and weighs about 76,000 pounds. The cockpit is 38 feet off the ground.

 

 

 

https://www.timescol...dnesday-9377057

[LJ]

The roar of the plane’s massive 10,000-horsepower engines will be hard to miss. But the Martin Mars can also be tracked on Flightradar24.com using the aircraft registration code CFLYL.

 

The engines are actually 2300-3000 horsepower, total they might equal 10,000.

[RPPB]

Nickel Bros is live streaming the move now on Facebook.

[Victoria Watcher]

Martin Mars water bomber arrives at new home after 1 km/h trip

The retired giant water bomber was slowly driven on a giant trailer to the B.C. Aviation Museum from Patricia Bay on Wednesday night.

 

https://www.timescol...mh-trip-9383480

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 21 August 2024 - 11:03 PM.