Update: "Philippine Mars" is scheduled to go back to her home (it's a flying boat, so feminine gender, right?) at Sproat Lake and then have her engines swapped for those of her sister, "Hawaï Mars",now in a Museum, then attempt to start her flight to California again. Rgds https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/philippine-mars-towed-to-cowichan-bay-heading-back-to-sproat-lake-for-refit-10045181
...and she is actually back safe at home since Friday, January 10th... […] Last Monday, the Philippine Mars was towed from Patricia Bay to Cowichan Bay. On Friday, January 10th, the airplane flew back to its home base safely. Coulson Aviation personnel replaced one of its engines with a working engine salvaged from its sister aircraft, the Hawaii Mars. The Hawaii Mars, which is currently displayed as a static exhibit outside the British Columbia Aviation Museum near Sidney, will also provide two additional engines to ensure the Philippine Mars can complete its journey […] https://vintageaviationnews.com/warbirds-news/philippine-mars-flies-sproat-lake.html Rgds
Taxiing before the return flight to Sproat Lake; note the red engine cowling of #4 engine, taken with the engine itself from "Hawaï Mars" I suppose (?) Rgds
Feb. 9 - Leaving Sproat Lake, Vancouver Island, British Columbia . Then, landing at San Fransisco Bay, the aircraft was then towed to a mooring buoy at the Alameda Seaplane Base .
Feb. 10 - Philippine Mars departed San Fransisco Bay headed toward its final destination of Lake Pleasant, Arizona where it is due to be disassembled at its factory assembly joints and transported the remaining distance to Pima Air & Space Museum by road. .
Feb. 10 - Philippine Mars last landing, Lake Pleasant, Arizona Martin JRM Mars - History / Facts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_JRM_Mars .
