Any one like Flying Boats?

Eyemo · Dec 19, 2009

http://www.pdst.co.uk/

Dixon Cannon · Dec 19, 2009

YES!!

I am flying boat crazy (favorite being the Sikorsky S-38), but any seaplane deserves attention! Thanks for the link Eyemo!

-dixon 'floatplane' cannon

Dixon Cannon · Dec 19, 2009

Ahhh...

The Imperial Airways 'Empire' Flying Boat.

-dixon 'empire' cannon

Eyemo · Dec 19, 2009

Pembroke Dock was the only place in the UK during WW2 that had USN Floatplanes...

Dixon Cannon · Dec 19, 2009

Eyemo said:
Pembroke Dock was the only place in the UK during WW2 that had USN Floatplanes...

Here's their website as well: http://www.pembrokedock.org/h_raf.htm

-dixon cannon

Atterbury Dodd · Dec 20, 2009

My favorite is the PBY Catalina

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/PBY_Catalina_landing.jpg

KilroyCD · Dec 20, 2009

I'm a fan of flying boats / amphibs. I've had the pleasure of several flights on Wilson "Connie" Edwards' PBY-6A (N4NC) as well as his Grumman HU-16 Albatross (N226CG).

Dixon Cannon · Dec 20, 2009

Ok I'll post my favorite...

-dixon cannon

Eyemo · Dec 28, 2009

There's something so cool about flying boats...don't you think!...

Cobden · Dec 28, 2009

Dixon Cannon said:
The Imperial Airways 'Empire' Flying Boat.

-dixon 'empire' cannon

A great shame that none have survived

, especially considering their huge contribution they made during the war (often, sadly, forgotten - along with the brave civilian pilots that flew them)

Fletch · Dec 28, 2009

I like the phrase: Flying Boat Interpretive Centre.

I am greatly enamored of flying boats. Nothing to do with WWII however - I like 'em all, the weirder the better.

Sikorsky S-42

Hall PH

Latécoère 521

Dornier Superwal

Consolidated Coronado

Norumbega · Dec 28, 2009

I'm quite fond of the RCAF Sunderland from Squadron 423J which sank U-610, which in turn had killed my grandfather in March '43.

Aristaeus · Dec 29, 2009

My favorite is the Martin M-130 of which only three were built and all were lost.

eniksleestack · Dec 31, 2009

How about the Japanese Flying Boats?

I kind of dig the WW2 Japanese variants:

Kawanishi H8K "Emily":

Kawanishi H6K "Mavis"

Kawanishi_H6K_Type_97_Transport_Flying_Boat_Mavis_H6K-8s.jpg

Haversack · Dec 31, 2009

Bloehm und Voss Bv 138. Had three diesel engines. This enabled the Flying Clog to be refueled far at sea by U-boats. Useful for ferrying Met teams to Greenland.

For more on the Empire Flying Boats, (as well as other aircraft flown by Imperial Airways: Yay Hp.42!) see the following site:

http://www.imperial-airways.com/Menu_page.html

Haversack

cco23i · Jan 2, 2010

Hopefully we will be the ground crew for a PBY soon!!!

Scott

John in Covina · Jan 2, 2010

Pan American Clipper

Huell Howser did a great California's Gold episode some time back about the Pan American China Clipper Episode 906

Here is a link to the show description at his site:
http://www.calgold.com/calgold/Default.asp?Series=900&Show=90

Widebrim · Jan 2, 2010

Great photos, and great crafts! How about some Italian and German examples?

Stearmen · Jan 3, 2010

Goose

Don't forget the Grumman Goose! A real classic, and Gooses, [yes thats what a squadron is called] are still working for a living! Safe to say there are more of the Long Island water foul flying then any other flyingboat type ever made.

Dixon Cannon · Jan 3, 2010

http://www.flyingboatmuseum.com/
My friend Capt. Jeff (AS) at the helm of the Boeing 314 mock-up in Limerick, Ireland.

-dixon cannon

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