A rare World War II-era flying boat called the Philippine Mars made a pit stop in the Bay Area this past weekend. The boat landed in the Bay Area on Sunday from the British Columbia and anchored ...

The Saunders-Roe SR.45 Princess was the largest all-metal flying boat ever built, but jets and engine issues ended the luxury ...

After several months spent at Lake Pleasant, northwest of Phoenix, the Philippine Mars, Martin JRM Mars flying boat, is on its final journey to the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson. The aircraft was ...

Southwest Industrial Rigging moved a massive Martin Mars flying boat 150 miles at night to its new home in Tucson, Arizona. Western Star Trucks has been entrusted ...

ALAMEDA, Calif. (KGO) -- History was made over the weekend in San Francisco Bay. The Philippine Mars water bomber touched down near Alameda on Sunday, in an 800-mile journey from British Columbia. "To ...

The iconic Short Sunderland flying boats of the RAF were a lifeline in WWII. This recreation shows their powerful takeoff ...

ALAMEDA, Calif. (KRON) — There was an actual seaplane in Alameda’s Seaplane Lagoon Monday morning. Ferry riders and other people out on their morning commute or dog walk were treated to the spectacle ...

TUCSON, AZ (AZFamily) — The largest World War II water bomber is completing its slow but steady trek across Arizona before going to its final resting place. The Philippine Mars, also known as the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The rugged MBR-2 was by far the most numerous flying boat to serve the Soviet Union, operating from the Arctic to the Pacific. It ...