Have you ever been buzzed by a WWII flying boat?!
Added 2025-01-13 21:35:17 +0000 UTC*SOUND ON*
This happened just a couple of days ago as I was merrily motoring around the Gulf Islands. I later learned that this is one of only 7 Martin JRM Mars flying boats that were built, and one of only 2 surviving. That thing seemed a lot closer than it looks in the video - do you think they were saying hi to me?
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That plane definitely flew lower to get closer to Tally Ho. Are they made of wood? Maybe Leo could revive the Spruce Goose!
David Weckler
2025-04-27 07:19:10 +0000 UTCWow I recall some of these around Texas in the 50s I am 79 so I was a kid then and I have always loves flying boats we had a Catalina flying boat at the Galveston Coast Guard I loved to see it take off and land!
Peter Kelly
2025-01-25 06:08:51 +0000 UTCWorlds Largest ‘MegaScooper’ headed to Arizona…. Greetings: Alas, heading to a museum in Arizona. But! With all the fires happening in and around the southwest, perhaps this aircraft might have a bit of useful life left in it… Keeping her going may be expensive, perhaps, but could save a city, or state for that matter, billions of dollars! This aircraft could hang around long enough for brand new planes to be built specifically for fighting mega-fires, scooping many thousands of gallons of water from lakes and seas for rapid delivery to fires. Stay Well….
Gary Guttebo
2025-01-20 16:56:57 +0000 UTCA while back I was sailing up the North Sea on one of the then TSYT brigs. I was on the bridge, and saw an RAF tornado in teh distance coming back from the ranges. Suddenly his wing aspect changed. 'Watch out' I said to the Captain, 'we are about to get bounced'. 'What do you mean?' he said. About two minutes later the plane came screaming past about two cables away and at an altitude of about 100 feet, and waggled his wings as he climbed out on full afterburner. Great fun. Captain now knows what I meant!
Crispin Best
2025-01-15 12:58:54 +0000 UTCLast flights are a bit sad but I’ll visit her in Arizona
Andrew Bush
2025-01-15 02:06:48 +0000 UTCThis was the Philippine Mars. she was waiting for a spare engine from her sister in the Victoria BC Museum. She is off to the Pima Arizona museum, this was her last flight.
MidnightVisions
2025-01-14 08:52:23 +0000 UTCMaybe you were in their parking spot?
Paul Haynes
2025-01-14 08:50:53 +0000 UTCOh, I thought, they were both already been finally landed on some museum site. 🤔 Maybe they reactivated one for firefighting? They can dump ridiculous amounts of water…
msuboot
2025-01-14 06:34:41 +0000 UTCLeo… Was that the beginning of a little wing ‘waggle’ at the very end? If so, might have been a bit of a ‘howdy do’ there. Wonder if she touched down nearby, perhaps where she calls ‘home’… But alas, she might instead be headed to her final resting place, wherever that might be. Are you anywhere near Vancouver? There are folks there that might enjoy having her as a permanent resident… Gary…
Gary Guttebo
2025-01-14 06:19:28 +0000 UTCAnd just by happenchance, Leos next project flies overhead...
Frank Leake
2025-01-14 06:17:47 +0000 UTCThis would likely be a very rare flight.you just witnessed. It may be bound for its final resting place in some museum or other. But… T’would be neat if somehow someone wanted to put it back in service. Really could use an aircraft that size to work fires once again. Especially in the vast wooded terrain of Canada, where fires of significant size are becoming more frequent, and lots of places to gather up water to drop. If that plane is headed to its normal base, might find out if there might be an opportunity to pay them a call some day. That might make for a very interesting video! Take Care… (I guess ya came up with a better idea, eh?)
Gary Guttebo
2025-01-14 05:49:48 +0000 UTCThe Mars Phillipine is on its way to the Pima Air and Space Museum here in Tucson. This was the first leg of it's farewell flight.
Evan Morris
2025-01-14 04:09:29 +0000 UTCI love the sound of radials!
Kevin McEnhill
2025-01-14 03:36:05 +0000 UTCHey look we just flew through a time warp.
Andrew Bush
2025-01-14 01:35:28 +0000 UTCThe Philippine Mars! That's amazing to see it fly in person!
Tim Green
2025-01-14 00:56:01 +0000 UTCOf course, Tally Ho predates that plane by several decades. Tally Ho has of course been renewed and so seems newer. But I bet a plane of that vintage still in flying condition has also seen its share of renewal. Thanks for sharing this!
David Hollman
2025-01-14 00:51:54 +0000 UTCThat was on the 10th Jan near the SE corner of Saltspring Island.. but I think I saw it again today near Wallace Island, higher up and mostly obscured by cloud.
Sampson Boat Co
2025-01-14 00:40:21 +0000 UTCBoth of the remaining JRMs spent years in forest fire water bomber service.
Robert Arthur
2025-01-14 00:23:42 +0000 UTCWhen I was 6 years old (1952) my father was a Naval aviator flying out of Quonset Point Naval Air Station on Narragansett Bay. I loved the PBY-5A Catalinas that flew out of the same airfield he used. Those flying boats are still at the top of my favorite planes list.
Dick Dowdell
2025-01-14 00:15:56 +0000 UTCTally Ho touched by history...again! The flying boats of the 30's and 40's were the epitome of romantic air travel and crucial in war time. Imagine a five day trip from Southampton to Johannesburg, first flown by BOAC in 1948. Four engined flying boats are still a thing...see ShinMaywa US-2
Ludwig Haskins
2025-01-14 00:04:16 +0000 UTCNo doubt that was a Hello Overflight. So nice to see (and hear) to vintage restored ships of air and water. That’s a once in a lifetime video! Gracias Leo⛵️⛵️⛵️⛵️👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Tomas Daly
2025-01-14 00:01:39 +0000 UTCOf the 7 built only 2 remain. One is in a museum in BC Canada, North Sassnich. The other was on it's way to Pima museum in Arizona. If that was heading South then you possibly have witnessed its last long flight as it heads South, or someone said it may be an engine test for its last long flight. Find Kermit Weeks Channel on youtube and search for Martin Mars for an extensive tour of this aircraft.
Kevin Powell Zawerucha
2025-01-13 23:32:54 +0000 UTCThat flying boat could just about carry Tally Ho in its belly. Very cool, thanks for sharing it!
Oshiri
2025-01-13 23:25:23 +0000 UTCwow. that must have gotten the ole pulse racing a bit.
john hannig
2025-01-13 23:16:47 +0000 UTCI've been overflown by Catalina PBYs at airshows in the UK, but they are just light aircraft compared to the JRMs!
James Tullett
2025-01-13 23:08:08 +0000 UTCThey could have dropped in for tea. There was plenty of room.
Sid Vak
2025-01-13 22:56:26 +0000 UTCIt's on its way to Tucson...
Evan Morris
2025-01-13 22:55:04 +0000 UTCYou just can't beat the sound of a radial engine!
William Sullivan
2025-01-13 22:47:57 +0000 UTCFantastic! What were the chances of getting a video of the last flying Martin Mars (and not for much longer) overflying Tally Ho? I bet some of the team working on the Philippine Mars know about Tally Ho and they may well have been keeping an eye out for you. See https://vintageaviationnews.com/warbirds-news/philippine-mars-flies-sproat-lake.html for more info on the Philippine Mars. BTW, it's about 80 years old and fabulous.
Bob Duncan
2025-01-13 22:33:48 +0000 UTCSo you experienced a bit of Mars magic.....truly a novel moment. Seems that Tally Ho is a magnet for adventures. Many in the past, the one that just flew overhead and so many more in the future. Get ready... the ride has a long way to go. Yippee Tally Ho!
Clark Foster
2025-01-13 22:19:44 +0000 UTCFrom one ship to another... And not passing in the night was a plus!
Andrew M Sidles
2025-01-13 22:18:28 +0000 UTCCrazy crossover of two of my favorite youtube subjects! That's the Philipine Mars, there has been great content about her preparation to be moved down south to her new home.
Matt Dalahast
2025-01-13 22:12:47 +0000 UTCWhat you probably saw was part of an engine test flight for the Philipine Mars as Coulson Aviation at Sproat Lake on Vancouver Island is trying to get the plane airworthy to fly to Arizona to become an exhibit at an air museum there. Coulson recently swapped out the #4 engine from its own Martin Mars (Hawaii Mars) that was flown to the British Columbia Aviation Museum in Victoria BC back in the fall.
Bruce Price
2025-01-13 22:04:36 +0000 UTCSame here :)
Jeff Geerling
2025-01-13 22:03:02 +0000 UTCIt's like you're in a time machine.
Remy Louviere
2025-01-13 22:02:32 +0000 UTCDon't want to sound repetitive but of course they were saying hello. Your the only thing that is in their path that is out of the ordinary. As an old crewmember of a P3 I'm surprised they gave you so much space.
John
2025-01-13 22:00:48 +0000 UTCI would not be surprised if the crew are subscribed to your channel:-)
Reinoud van Leeuwen
2025-01-13 21:59:41 +0000 UTCI always liked how propellers on video look like they're still due to the frame rate.
Ian A Schemp
2025-01-13 21:58:00 +0000 UTCWonderful video. Many thanks. Serious question. When do we learn a whole lot more about your ladyfriend/crewmate/videomaker?
Dean Peters
2025-01-13 21:52:47 +0000 UTCMost certainly... On her way to Patricia Bay, most likely.
Bill Van Vlack
2025-01-13 21:51:49 +0000 UTCThe other one is sitting at the aviation museum in Sidney. Go have a look.
Rob Gray
2025-01-13 21:51:20 +0000 UTCThey operate out of Sproat lake some distance inland on Vancouver Island.
LoreData
2025-01-13 21:50:55 +0000 UTCTwo worlds collide. I've been following Phillipine Mars and Hawaii Mars for some time on YT
LoreData
2025-01-13 21:50:00 +0000 UTCA piece of our local history
Rob Gray
2025-01-13 21:48:53 +0000 UTCThat is very cool, so apparently it did not settle in for a water landing? Looks like a perfect day for it.
Joel Salter
2025-01-13 21:46:58 +0000 UTCWhat a rare treat! It's also quite interesting that the frame rate of your video is almost perfectly in sync with the RPM of the props, making them look stationary as the magnificent bird flies overhead.
Drew Britten
2025-01-13 21:45:32 +0000 UTCThat was probably the last flight of the Philipine Mars. Did this happened on Dec 15th? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT__FgT0nA8
Michiel Lombaers
2025-01-13 21:45:18 +0000 UTCWhat is nuts to me is that the propellers' rpm is such a close multiple of the frame rate, so the propellers appear to be standing still. I am sure that to the naked eye it looks normal. But in a video, it is disconcerting.
Ted Keenan
2025-01-13 21:45:14 +0000 UTCMaybe he was upset because he was going to do some fishing but you were in his landing zone:)
Tom Shourd
2025-01-13 21:43:01 +0000 UTCOf course! Those are amazing airplanes... and now there are TWO of them flying out of Sproat Lake, BC operated by Coulson Aviation. The red and white HAWAII MARS has been flying for the last few years (https://youtu.be/j674q7lMDi0?si=i3Iw0owNo4gjToO-) and the dark blue PHILIPPINE MARS has been completing flight tests in recent weeks (https://youtu.be/FlRt4KxvTco?si=bELOuqNjX8Xy5Kxr) – and it looks like it's now up in the air as well. Very cool!
Dave Claunch
2025-01-13 21:42:10 +0000 UTCPS. As you continue the shake down, it would be great to see some inspection footage of how the bilge is doing/looking. Any issues with the hull below the waterline?
Don Ayers
2025-01-13 21:41:11 +0000 UTCPhilippine Martin Mars water bomber is limping back to its home base for a major engine refit
John Armstrong
2025-01-13 21:39:49 +0000 UTCVery cool! An iconic plane from the past. To think that a much younger Tally Ho would have seen such aircraft when they were new.
Rich Dodson
2025-01-13 21:39:43 +0000 UTCI think I read this last one was heading to a museum, its final home. Not sure if it will be kept in flying condition. Thanks for sharing that great video Leo. Cheers
Don Ayers
2025-01-13 21:39:17 +0000 UTCThat’s frigging awesome!
CouchMechanic
2025-01-13 21:38:24 +0000 UTC
