A piece of aviation history landed in the crisp blue water of Lake Pleasant on its final flight.
The Philippine Mars, the largest operational flying boat ever with its 200-foot wingspan, descended from the sky and touched down on Lake Pleasant on Feb. 10 after flying more than 1,500 miles from Vancouver Island, British Columbia, according to the Pima Air & Space Museum. Located in Peoria, Lake Pleasant Regional Park straddles the Maricopa and Yavapai county border and is about 50 minutes north of Phoenix.
The legendary flying boat is one of only five Martin JRM Mars flying boats that served in the U.S. Navy, the museum explains.
