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12-30-2006, 09:37 PM
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Yup it's true, have a pic of one in flight but scanner is not working at the moment  
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12-30-2006, 11:31 PM
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There were about 5 built for air/sea rescue operations in Alaska and the Pacific.
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12-31-2006, 04:53 AM
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#3 | | Master of Ewes
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01-02-2007, 06:34 PM
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I like the Walrus and the Bv138.
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01-03-2007, 05:59 AM
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01-03-2007, 08:52 AM
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01-08-2007, 06:44 AM
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Originally Posted by the lancaster kicks ass  if you ask me the finest looking floatplane of all time is a float equipt Swordfish | Looks alright, not as good as the Kingfisher though 
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01-09-2007, 12:08 PM
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#8 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | the only thing i like about the kingfisher is the fact she has 3 supports to her central float, i dunno why but that looks great........
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01-28-2007, 09:23 PM
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Country: | Are there any other float-planes you can find? Did the Mustang ever have a project to put floats on it? | |
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01-29-2007, 10:37 AM
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01-30-2007, 09:56 PM
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Country: | I mean if it is just for the purposes of ferrying them across to Europe. Be an efficient way if you could work it. I know there was an extra wing put on the Hurricane for long range transport as an extra fuel tank... | |
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01-31-2007, 12:01 PM
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Country: | that was never adapted though, and the most immediate examples of converted to float fighters are the Spitfire and Rufe (Zero)......
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02-03-2007, 05:10 PM
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Country: | The only american figher tested on floats that I know of was the F4F, never went passed the experimental phase though. Aircraft on snow ski's are another thing though. I think just about every major fighter in Europe was tested with snow ski's. The P-51 Mustang was tested but not accepted as a carrier aircraft though.
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02-04-2007, 03:16 AM
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02-06-2007, 09:06 PM
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