Both planes are still working. The Hawaii Mars has been fighting fires in
the U.S. due to a relatively calm fire season in British Columbia.

http://www.redding.com/news/2008/aug...early-visitor/


I spotted it on a recent flight from Tacoma, WA to San Diego. I noticed it
tied up at a dock on the lake. By the time it dawned on me just how big it
was, and what it had to be, I was long past it.

Cheers:

Paul
N1431A
KSDM