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Is this Martin Mars still active in fire-fighting? I can't believe.

Beautiful!

Jimmy Buffett, owns one of these, its what he uses to go fishing in remote islands of the Caribbean, the inside is set up with a kitchen, bathroom, living, and bedroom area, completely self contained! the rest is storage for fishing equipment, along with fuel storage, generators, and food, and water!

Jimmy Buffett owns a civilian HU-16 Albatros, not a Martin Mariner. It's now on display at his restaurant in Orlando, FL.

The Mars is at least three times as large as an Albatros.

@ Gary Grogan, and when her owner has to fly back to CONUS he flies his own fresh-out-of-the factory 650 Gulfstream. Nice living, ain´t it.

Google Coulson Flying Tankers - a most impressive fleet!

I've always been a sucker for sea planes, nice shot!

I got to do an inside tour of the MARTIN PBM-5A MARINER at thee Pima Air Museum when my Dad had his Mariner / Marlin Association Navy Reunion in Tucson in 2009. All the old guy could get over how small all the spaces where since they were no long 130-150 pounds. There was around 450 attendees that year. The last year I went in 2019 before Dad passed there was around 40 attendees.

@user3956; Me too. My first RC aircraft was a six foot wing PBY5-a

WOW GReat... I would wish to meet this aircraft too..