Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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! > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html