Martin Mars Water Bomber Tribute

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BCFP Renfrew Div Ladies Day 1973 or 74 Bird Dog guiding a Martin Mars water bomber in for a demonstration drop in Lens Cr area

 

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BCFP Renfrew Div. Ladies Day 1973 or 74 Martian Mars water bomber making a demonstration drop in Lens Cr.

 

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BCFP Renfrew Div. Bird Dog guiding Matian Mars water bomber for a drop on operational fire, on Granite Cr. spring 1980

 

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BCFP Renfrew Div. Martian Mars water bomber making a drop on operational fire fall 1981 Harris Cr.2000

 

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Very Cool Picture Man,Thanks for posting them.
Here are some pictures of the Marianas Mars [video=youtube;OyMIWnZBOxA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyMIWnZBOxA[/video]

 

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Those early Pics were taken in the Harbour out of Vancouver BC, must have been before they re-painted to the Red & Whites ………… They SURE HAD a Distinct Sound !!!!


Great Pics !!!! …. THX …...

 

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BCFP Renfrew Div Ladies Day 1973 or 74 Bird Dog guiding a Martin Mars water bomber in for a demonstration drop in Lens Cr areaView attachment 114166

Are you Thinking this Twin Engined Amphib was the Bird Dog ??? ….. And not a smaller water tanker ???

 

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The first pictures are from Hawaii early 1950's ,And the water bombing tests ,I think are from 1960 at the port Alberni airport.

 

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The picture of the practic drop on a landing strip is probably at Cassidy , Born2clearcut has pictures of a similar drop taken there by his grandfather Les Way. The Martian Mars water bombers were acompanied by a Gremilin Goose known as the Bird Dog ,it flew into the area ahead of the Mars and directed it to a safe approach and drop. If the two Mars were working different fires the Bird Dog would accompany the Mars going to the most dangerous terriain.

 

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You are correct,I just checked google street view from near the Nanaimo airport,And the mountains in the background are the same.So it is Cassidy Nanaimo airport.Thanks Man

 

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BCFP Nekite River Div A Gremlin Goose owned by Alert Bay Air Service (ABAS ) picking up part of the crew on a charter. I was sitting on the plane float at Nekite River Waiting for the Morning Sched one time. I thought I head something rustling on the standing boom behind me , didn't pay any attention to it . Then I heard something snort ,turned around and there was a Black Bear swiming past me , could have reached it with a pipe pole , it swam out to an island about a quarter mile away ,didn't take long to get there either.

 

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Heres a few pictures I have

 

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more

 

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Do you think we had the wool pulled over our eye's or what!

 

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More of smoke screen.

 

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Do you think we had the wool pulled over our eye's or what!

I don't quite understand what you are getting at here....

 

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I don't quite understand what you are getting at here....

BC Government created a "snow-job" to justify letting the contract go for the Mars planes

 

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In 2001 Timberwest was assuring us we had a future , including the Martian Mars . By 2003 we were all being turffed out the back door including the Martian Mars . The brocure say's it all , if your familiar with Timberwest's history . Work hard be diligent and trustworthy and you shall be rewarded. LOL

 

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Oz Nelson Martin Mars picking up water at Elsinore Calif.

 

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Oz Nelson Martin Mars parked on Lake Cowichan .