The British Columbia Aviation Museum is delighted to announce the successful arrival of the Hawaii Mars Water Bomber to its final resting place at the museum; it is one of only two left in the world. To mark the occasion, the BC Aviation Museum is hosting an invitation-only formal ribbon cutting ceremony in front of the plane on Friday 20th September, 2024 at 4.30pm. Lana Popham, Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport, will cut the ribbon. There will be representation from all the key stakeholders who were instrumental in saving this iconic national treasure for BC and the rest of Canada. These include the Victoria International Airport, the Institute of Ocean Sciences, Coulson Aviation, Nickel Brothers and too many others to mention. The Snowbirds will be honored for accompanying the last flight of the Hawaii Mars, which was witnessed and enjoyed by tens of thousands of people. The museum will also acknowledge Coulson Aviation, who generously donated the aircraft to the museum, and recognize the amazing achievement of Nickel Brothers to get the plane out of the water, across the airport and safely onto her new, forever home. As well as presentations, there will be the opportunity for the invited guests to see inside this treasure and to really appreciate the enormous scale of this project. The museum is located at 1910 Norseman Road, North Saanich, BC. For more information contact Executive Directior Conal Oldfield at 250-815-0626 or email at conal@bcam.net. To support the Hawaii Martin Mars Water Bomber project, visit the link HERE.
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