Iconic waterbomber left the lake Wednesday, Dec. 11 for San Francisco before turning around at Nanaimo
An engine oil pressure issue forced the Philippine Mars waterbomber to turn back for Sproat Lake an hour after its emotional"final" departure on Wednesday .
Pilots Pete Killin and Todd Davis taxied the Mars up Taylor Arm where it turned around and took off, a documentary film crew following its every move. The roaring of the four engines could be heard echoing off the mountains to the west as the nose of the plane came into view. She smoothly flew overhead the bomber base before disappearing into the clouds.
"It's going to be very sad to see," he said of the final flight."I won't be able to hear it go over and run outside to see it."
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