Psst...have you seen our little secret at the museum?
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BC Aviation Museum
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BC Aviation Museum
@MyBCAM
Come enjoy a trip back in time with the whole family at The BC Aviation Museum with over 20 aircraft on display!
- The BC Aviation Museum is thrilled to announce the Hawaii Mars water bombers final flight to its forever home is Sunday, August 11, 2024 Estimated arrival time in Pat Bay between 6-6:30pm after an approximate 2 hour flight with a finale escort by the CF Snowbirds 📷Heath Moffat
- The sun has set on an absolutely epic day. We're off to grab a few hours sleep and then we're back at checking out everything you've tagged or sent us! Keep it up!
- A little something submitted to appease those engine sound purists. 📹 - Emily Chalk
00:00 - Here is an interesting photo of 5 RCAF aircraft from over the years - one of which is still in service. Can you name them all?
- On dry land. Hawaii Mars has been successfully towed out of the ocean on her beaching gear. @nickel_bros and Cold Water Divers pulled off the impossible, maneuvering Hawaii around the breakwaters sideways and up the ramp! 📷: Vector Aero Media (on IG)
- The Queen of The Lake A Vancouver Island icon for 65 years and counting A historic, emotional, but exciting day that we look forward to sharing with the world. Please continue to share your personal stories and photos with us, we love to hear and see them! 📷: @HeyesDerek
- Late last night, Hawaii Mars arrived at the BCAM. Over the next few days, Nickel Bros will remove Hawaii from the custom built cradle to her resting location.
- What happens when you're a mechanic/flight engineer on the Martin Mars, it's your wedding, and there is a crew en route back to the tanker base after fighting fires? They drop by and say hi, in style! 📹: Debbe Patterson
00:00 - The news has broken and we're beyond excited to announce over 2 years of hard work by both museum volunteers and @CoulsonAviation in the acquisition of the famous Hawaii Mars The province of British Columbia has also stepped in with a generous donation toward achieving this goal
