One was lost in a fatal accident in the early days of the operation, before procedures had been fully worked out.
The other was lost in a gale, while parked.
Both didn't serve for long and certainly predate the internet and internet photo selections!
From one of my articles on the type:
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The first machine, CF-LYJ, Marianas Mars was carefully converted as water-bomber by Fairey Aviation of Canada utilising drop doors and tanks fitted in place of the cargo loading bay, enabling a re-conversion to the freight role, if that was later required. Though successful, this machine was lost in an accident, and the crew of four killed due to pilot error in June 1961. The second machine CF-LYL (with the red tail, and named Hawaii Mars) actually had some of the fuel tankage under the hull waterline converted to water tanks, and drop doors installed in the planning hull – a more permanent conversion. A third machine (CF-LYK, Philippine Mars, white tail) was converted as the first machine had been with the side drop doors. A forth machine, Caroline Mars, CF-LYM, was actually destroyed while on the ground by Hurricane Freida in October 1962 (though many parts have been retained by FIFT). Huge though these machines are, even today as a result they have large airflow spoilers positioned on the wings when parked ashore.
IIRC, I don't think LYM had been concerted yet. Many of the parts, including the wings, are stored at Sproat Lake.
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