Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/10

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Flying Boats
From: "Tim Atherton" <tim@KairosPhoto.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 18:52:30 -0700

Here's one far sale Marc

http://www.ventureaviation.com/aircraft/CansoPBY-5AFlyingBoat-CFNJB.html

maybe the Lug could club together?

and here's a bit on the Catalina/Canso name

http://www.airforce.dnd.ca/equip/cansolst_e.htm

tim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Marc James
> Small
> Sent: March 10, 2002 6:12 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Flying Boats
>
>
> At 08:33 PM 3/10/02 -03-30, Greg Locke wrote:
> >
> >NOPE!!!  PBY'-5A to be exact.  ...We still have 2 flying here in
> >Newfoundland as well.
>
> Thanks, Greg, but, NOPE!
>
> It is the Martin PB2M-1, later, JRM-1, Mars I was thinking of.  You guys
> have the last five of these titanic craft.  See
>
> http://www2.ruf.uni-freiburg.de/fireglobe/iffn/tech/tech_1.htm
> http://wings.ark.com/files/txt/marsfift.txt
>
> That "Canso" name doesn't sit right with me, as I know the PBY by
> its USian
> nicknames.  Glad the old bird is still pulling her weight.  These are fine
> aircraft.
>
> Marc
>
>
>
> msmall@roanoke.infi.net  FAX:  +276/343-7315
> Cha robh bąs fir gun ghrąs fir!
>
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