Definitely a highlight of our trip to the National Air and Space Museum, was “Flak Bait” B-26 under preservation (not restoration) it was jaw dropping moment, when you see it for the first time, and understand the si…

Philippine Mars, is being disassembled to fit on trailers, to be taken by road to the Pima Air and Space Museum. Originally delivered to the US Navy, and used as a firebomber in Canada

This aircraft is one of only a handful ever built and is famous for its post-military career as a water bomber. It is considered a prized piece of aviation history.

Identifiable by its large round nose greenhouse for the bombardier, classic twin-engine layout with mid-fuselage nacelles, and its firefighting livery typical of postwar bomber conversions in the US.