By: Gooney Bird - 17th May 2011 at 16:07
Here’s my contribution taken at Sproat Lake in August, 2004. There was a very nice bar round the back of the lake and nearby managed to find a friendly boatman to take us out to them.
Shame about the weather though!
By: jackd - 17th May 2011 at 15:51
More Shots
Some more pics from my album. The Phillipine at anchor at Sproat Lake. Cockpit of Phillipine with a tourist onboard.
By: G-ASEA - 17th May 2011 at 06:31
I was lucky enough to see one flying a few times in 2009. I was at Planes of Fame, Chino. When a Mars was fighting fire’s near bye.
Dave
By: jackd - 17th May 2011 at 00:25
Hawaii & Phillipine Mars
These are the two remaining Mars in service. As we speak, the Hawaii Mars is fighting fires in Northern Mexico. The Phillipine is sitting on shore in Port Alberni, British Columbia (my home town) – its fate is not so certain. Rumours of it being sent to a museum in the U.S. have been circulating for years. The primered nose is from the 8th ship from the assembly line – it was never completed. It has now been painted and sits on a stand at the base on Sproat Lake.
In my previous career, I had the pleasure of fighting forest fires and watching the efforts of these two gentle giants as they performed their duties. Their effectiveness was never in question – unlike their small helicopter counterparts.
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May 16, 2011 at 11:03 pm