Martin Mars Fights Fire at Shasta Lake

The Martin Mars air tanker, which arrived here June 29 from British Columbia, Canada, was called upon Tuesday, July 1, 2008, to fight the Motion Fire near Shasta Dam. The "Hawaii Mars," one of two water bombers owned by the Coulson Group and based near Port Alberni, is able to scoop up and dump as much as 7,200 gallons of water on a fire.

Camera operator and editor / Ron Harrington • Shasta Lake Bulletin • Higher Resolution at www.shastalake.ws

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[mickik60]

Dude, if you don't want 'em, send 'em back here to BC where they belong, Ungrateful fool...

[PeterNGloor]

terrible music, good movie

[flemingcourt]

Please lose the idiotic freakin so-called music !!!!!!!

[awaldegrave]

Cost over $20,000 per hr to rent.

Love these planes

I should get up to Port Alberni ,Vancouver Island to film this beast.

[awaldegrave]

Nice Video Man

[skwid12]

yet the world cant build more of these?

[MrDanieldb]

Horrible music. WHY?

[greenseaships]

This is as close to WW2 style bombing that there is in the world today. B-1s and B-52s are cool and everything, but every summer, firebombers go out there and get the crap kicked out of them by thermals and turbulence to put their 'bombs' on targets if not to save lives, definitely to save homes and livelihoods. God bless the pilots, mechanics, and owners of these true warriors.

[greenseaships]

2:46- 2:53 SNUFF THAT MOFO FOR THE WIN! You can't imagine from that distance what an awesome weight of water that is.

[55bloke]

Awesome is a much over-used word, but that truly is, AWESOME!!!!

[sunsetreptiles]

the turn around must be quick