{"id":15197709,"date":"2026-08-22T15:26:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T13:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/martin-jrm-mars-largest-flying-boat-water-bomber-final-flight\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T15:55:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T13:55:35","slug":"dernier-vol-du-plus-grand-hydravion-bombardier-deau-de-mars-martin-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/fr\/martin-jrm-mars-largest-flying-boat-water-bomber-final-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Le dernier des hydravions g\u00e9ants"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\r\n\r\n<p>Par un matin d&#039;\u00e9t\u00e9 2024, des milliers de personnes se sont rassembl\u00e9es sur les rivages de l&#039;\u00eele de Vancouver pour dire adieu \u00e0 un g\u00e9ant de 79 ans. Le Hawaii Mars, le plus grand hydravion encore en service au monde, a d\u00e9coll\u00e9 une derni\u00e8re fois, escort\u00e9 par la patrouille acrobatique canadienne des Snowbirds, et s&#039;est envol\u00e9 en douceur vers sa retraite.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Ce n&#039;\u00e9tait pas seulement la fin d&#039;un avion. C&#039;\u00e9tait la fin de toute une esp\u00e8ce\u00a0: l&#039;\u00e8re de l&#039;hydravion g\u00e9ant, qui semblait jadis repr\u00e9senter l&#039;avenir du transport a\u00e9rien et qui est devenu l&#039;une des plus magnifiques impasses de l&#039;aviation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;padding:20px;border-radius:8px;margin:24px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;font-size:18px\">Informations cl\u00e9s : Martin JRM Mars<\/p><ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:20px;line-height:1.8\"><li><strong>R\u00f4le:<\/strong> Hydravion de transport g\u00e9ant de l&#039;US Navy, devenu plus tard bombardier d&#039;eau<\/li><li><strong>Construit:<\/strong> Seulement sept, jamais<\/li><li><strong>Envergure:<\/strong> Environ 200 pieds (61 m)<\/li><li><strong>Premier vol :<\/strong> 1942<\/li><li><strong>Charge en eau :<\/strong> Environ 7\u00a0200 gallons am\u00e9ricains, d\u00e9vers\u00e9s sur environ quatre acres<\/li><li><strong>Dernier vol :<\/strong> Hawa\u00ef Mars, 11 ao\u00fbt 2024<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Un g\u00e9ant n\u00e9 pour la guerre<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>Le Mars fut con\u00e7u en 1941 comme un imposant bombardier de patrouille, une version agrandie du PBM Mariner de Martin, et le prototype effectua son premier vol en 1942. \u00c0 cette \u00e9poque, la Marine d\u00e9cida qu&#039;il serait plus judicieux de l&#039;utiliser comme avion de transport, et le Mars passa la guerre comme cargo volant, transportant fret et passagers \u00e0 travers les vastes \u00e9tendues du Pacifique. Seuls sept exemplaires furent construits, chacun portant un nom li\u00e9 au Pacifique\u00a0: Marianas Mars, Philippine Mars, Marshall Mars, Caroline Mars et Hawaii Mars, entre autres.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=1970085255  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/martin-jrm-mars-flying-boat-san-francisco-1955.jpg\" alt=\"Martin JRM Mars hydravion\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Un Martin JRM Mars d\u00e9collant de la baie de San Francisco en 1955, durant sa carri\u00e8re d&#039;avion de transport pour l&#039;US Navy. Photo\u00a0: Wikimedia Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f0kG8NCkVtQ\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Une seconde vie \u00e0 combattre le feu<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>La majeure partie de la flotte de Mars aurait facilement pu \u00eatre mise au rebut. Au lieu de cela, au d\u00e9but des ann\u00e9es 1960, l&#039;industrie foresti\u00e8re de la Colombie-Britannique racheta les survivants et les transforma en bombardiers d&#039;eau. Un Mars pouvait glisser sur un lac, collecter environ 27\u00a0000 litres d&#039;eau en un seul passage et la d\u00e9verser sur pr\u00e8s de 1,6 hectare de for\u00eat en feu. Pendant des d\u00e9cennies, ces grands bateaux rouges et blancs furent un symbole embl\u00e9matique de la lutte contre les incendies sur la c\u00f4te ouest canadienne.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #1565c0;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>\u201c Le dernier itin\u00e9raire de vol comm\u00e9morait l&#039;importance de la mise en place initiale par l&#039;industrie foresti\u00e8re du programme unique de bombardiers d&#039;eau Martin Mars au d\u00e9but des ann\u00e9es 1960. \u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Mus\u00e9e de l&#039;aviation de la Colombie-Britannique<\/strong> \u2014 Sur la derni\u00e8re route a\u00e9rienne de la mission Mars \u00e0 Hawa\u00ef<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=1472696636  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/martin-philippine-mars-rocket-assisted-takeoff.jpg\" alt=\"D\u00e9collage assist\u00e9 par fus\u00e9e vers Mars aux Philippines\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Un Martin Mars effectuant un d\u00e9collage spectaculaire assist\u00e9 par fus\u00e9e dans les ann\u00e9es 1940. Cet appareil \u00e9tait autant un spectacle qu&#039;un outil de travail. Photo\u00a0: Wikimedia Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6_vyORoXNWE\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Le dernier vol<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>Le temps a fini par avoir raison d&#039;eux. Le 11 ao\u00fbt 2024, le Hawaii Mars, construit en 1945, a effectu\u00e9 son dernier vol depuis Sproat Lake jusqu&#039;\u00e0 son nouveau domicile au Mus\u00e9e de l&#039;aviation de Colombie-Britannique, pr\u00e8s de Victoria. Il \u00e9tait pilot\u00e9 par Rick Matthews et Peter Killin de Harbour Air, escort\u00e9 par neuf Snowbirds. L&#039;hiver suivant, le dernier de ses sister-ships, le Philippine Mars, a rejoint le Pima Air &amp; Space Museum en Arizona.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>\u201c Le dernier taxi avant son dernier vol. \u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Foster Coulson<\/strong> \u2014 Propri\u00e9taire, \u00e0 bord du Hawaii Mars, avant son dernier vol<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Et sur ces mots, le ciel se tut. Aucun hydravion g\u00e9ant n&#039;est plus en service op\u00e9rationnel aujourd&#039;hui dans le monde. Le Mars a surv\u00e9cu \u00e0 tous ses rivaux, a combattu les incendies bien apr\u00e8s la date pr\u00e9vue de sa mise hors service, et a tir\u00e9 sa r\u00e9v\u00e9rence sous les acclamations de la foule, un adieu digne de ce nom pour le dernier des l\u00e9viathans.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-6xPksQHfhI\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em>Sources : The War Zone, CBC News, BC Aviation Museum, Wikip\u00e9dia.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4ff;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:16px 20px;margin:32px 0 8px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">Articles similaires<\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/fr\/latecoere-631-french-flying-boat\/\">Le Lat\u00e9co\u00e8re 631\u00a0: le magnifique et tragique g\u00e9ant des cieux fran\u00e7ais<\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/fr\/le-blohm-voss-bv-238-le-plus-grand-hydravion-a-axe\/\">Le plus grand avion jamais construit par l&#039;Axe<\/a><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On a summer morning in 2024, thousands of people lined the shores of Vancouver Island to say goodbye to a 79-year-old giant. 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