The Mars water bomber....Kermy stuff.....

[Michel Lemieux]

Like him or not......

Even if this is an older vid.....

This tells how crazy and complex these old analog birds are to fly!!!!!!

He said that this was way more complex than flying the Sunderland.

Me thinks this has to be the most complex WW2 bird to still fly (one last time)

Hats off to get a copilot seat.

https://www.facebook.com/reel/396382463451824

Hoping the last flight will have the same level of recording and exposure to us nuts balls

Cheers.

[phil65]

Nice video, I guess you saved me 5 grand...

Phil

[JohnH]

I've only recently started watching his full videos. Yes I've known of them a long time.

You learn something , these are awesome. Watched the Connie and B24 vids. That B24 is incredible.

[Michel Lemieux]

I've only recently started watching his full videos. Yes I've known of them a long time.

You learn something , these are awesome. Watched the Connie and B24 vids. That B24 is incredible.

The B-25 is also pretty impressive if you catch the vid......this thing is really loaded with original equipment.

Pretty sure my big fat ass would not be able to get in there.....

[Hooligan2]

I've only recently started watching his full videos. Yes I've known of them a long time.

You learn something , these are awesome. Watched the Connie and B24 vids. That B24 is incredible.

The B-25 is also pretty impressive if you catch the vid......this thing is really loaded with original equipment.

Pretty sure my big fat ass would not be able to get in there.....

Was invited to have a look inside the B-25 while it was still at Chino - went up inside the hatch, looked at all the spotless interior paintwork and quailed at the thought of ramp grit stuck in my trainer soles scratching it!

Fascinating listening to the various experts rebuilding his treasures - the storehouse of knowledge is astounding and it's good to see some younger people taking up the cudgels.

[JohnH]

I know " but it's Kermit, " there was no reason to stop flying the B25. Some of the others I totally get it. That one was zero timed brand new and now parked for many years.

[menards]

I know " but it's Kermit, " there was no reason to stop flying the B25. Some of the others I totally get it. That one was zero timed brand new and now parked for many years.

While I dont know him personally, what ive gathered watching his videos and visiting fantasy of flight, he seems to shift his interest in which of his airplanes he wants to fly in any given moment. He has stated in his vids that he no longer has an interest flying in shows, it takes alot to fire up a B-25 for personal use.

[JohnB]

Weeks is very much a "hands-on" guy as you see in his videos.
I met him when he was personally directing s crane to lift a room beam that nicked his Corsair when the hangar was destroyed at Tamiami during Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
I was down there with Air Force relief efforts.
Needless to say I wasn't able to ask any questions, but there he was helping with his collection.
The Corsair and nearby Duck were slightly damaged, I asked what one unidentifiable ball of metal and fabric was and he replied 'Boeing 100". His B-17 was blown across the field (our helicopter hovered over it for a moment, it was beat up but not too badly damaged) and he had just learned that his Ford Tri-motor which he put in a supposedly safe hangar at Homestead AFB was wrecked (along with some F-16s, IIRC) when it collapsed.

So, very much a hands-on guy who was taking quite a loss with a lot of fortitude.

[Archer]

If you're not into Facebook, all of his videos can be found on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/@KermitWeeks444/videos
The one in the Facebook link is embedded below, but there are more Martin Mars videos in that list. I've watched several of them, he provides a lot of interesting insights into the different types and the restoration projects.

[JohnH]

Back when I was writing for Pacific Flyer and others , I called him for a report on Hurricane Andrew. He was very graceful in his comments and I was very impressed with his concern for others , even though he had just been hit with a massive loss. I had met him the year before and he was nice then too and other times. That Ford Trimotor was in the collection less than 11 months, and I actually saw him fly in it when he came by Rio Hondo College - Whittier , CA at low altitude with it. This was October, 1991 and he was about 30 miles east of Santa Monica where it was purchased. There's a TCA for LAX there and at that point it's getting a lot lower so he was not able to get too high yet. That was awesome!