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The World War II-era Hawaii Mars Water Bomber is being prepped at its base on Sproat Lake on Vancouver Island; on Sunday, August 11, 2024 it will be flown - for the final time - to the British Columbia Aviation Museum at Victoria International Airport. (Photo by Derek Heyes for BC Aviation Museum) The World War II-era Hawaii Mars Water Bomber is being prepped at its base on Sproat Lake on Vancouver Island; on Sunday, August 11, 2024 it will be flown - for the final time - to the British Columbia Aviation Museum at Victoria International Airport. (Photo by Derek Heyes for BC Aviation Museum) The World War II-era Hawaii Mars Water Bomber is being prepped at its base on Sproat Lake on Vancouver Island; on Sunday, August 11, 2024 it will be flown - for the final time - to the British Columbia Aviation Museum at Victoria International Airport. (Photo by Derek Heyes for BC Aviation Museum) The World War II-era Hawaii Mars Water Bomber is being prepped at its base on Sproat Lake on Vancouver Island; on Sunday, August 11, 2024 it will be flown - for the final time - to the British Columbia Aviation Museum at Victoria International Airport. (Photo by Derek Heyes for BC Aviation Museum) The World War II-era Hawaii Mars Water Bomber is being prepped at its base on Sproat Lake on Vancouver Island; on Sunday, August 11, 2024 it will be flown - for the final time - to the British Columbia Aviation Museum at Victoria International Airport. (Photo by Derek Heyes for BC Aviation Museum) BC Aviation Museum officials expect thousands of people and large numbers of vessels to turn out Sunday, August 11 as the iconic Hawaii Mars Water Bomber lands on Patricia Bay west of Victoria International Airport. (Courtesy BC Aviation Museum)
Hawaii Mars Water Bomber – Feliks