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07-27-2008, 04:46 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland
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|  Best flying boat/amphibian of WWII? Was the PBY Catalina the overall best of the lot or? What's your opinion? I think that it certainly was one of the best in the whole conflict looking at their "Dumbo" and "Black Cat" missions....
__________________  JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"  |
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07-27-2008, 05:01 PM
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| Der Crewchief   Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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| I have to go with the venerable Dornier Do 24. She outperformed the venerable Cat (which also was a great aircraft by the way!). To me she is also the most beautiful sea plane.
__________________  fly boy:"isnt that the first jet bomber becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles"[/I] |
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07-27-2008, 05:06 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland
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| I agree Adler, the Do-24 is second only to "my" Cat....can't but love the Dornier....any idea how many there still in existence today?
__________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!" |
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07-27-2008, 05:13 PM
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__________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!" |
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07-27-2008, 05:14 PM
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| Older Than Dirt  Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia
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| Germany and Japan both had quite a few seaplanes, during the war, each [almost] with a different mission. Britain had some, too, most in a ASW role. Martin and Consolidated pretty well had the US seaplanes nailed down. Most of Martin's seaplanes were in a Patrol, Passenger/Cargo or ASW role. The Consolidated "Coronado" was a monster, pretty much in the passenger/cargo role, also. The PBY did everything ! Dive bomber, torpedo bomber, rescue, ASW, you name it. It's hard not to pick the PBY... Charles
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07-27-2008, 05:18 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jersey Shore
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07-27-2008, 05:29 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Helsinki
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| Even if Do 24 is one of my favorites, IMHO H8K Emily was the best flying boat of WWII, Juha |
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07-27-2008, 05:38 PM
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| Sorry to disagree, but to my mind the best has to be the Japanese Kawanishi H8K1-H8K4 (Emily). It being the fastest, with the best hydrodynamics of any of the combatants, well protected, and well defended. Who comes next? Take your pick from, Catalina, Dornier 24, and Sunderland. |
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07-27-2008, 05:42 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: British Columbia
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| Hey did anyone see my pic from the Museum thread? I was amazed when I saw this flying boat was made in {1968 -oops}! Oops, my bad wrong era.... 
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07-27-2008, 05:46 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jersey Shore
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| Built in 1917? No way! TO
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07-27-2008, 05:50 PM
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| Sunderland The Sunderland had firepower& staying power. It could also absorba load of punishment. In one incident , over the Bay of Biscay, a Sunderland was attacked by 7 Me 110 . It shot down 5 of them & sent the other 2 , home smoking. 3 Sunderland crew were killed, but it returned to base, somewhat in tatters.
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07-27-2008, 06:06 PM
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The answer is that the photo, is not the aircraft in the written details! Note the engine h.p. whilst that of the photo looks like a turbo-prop of at least 3,000 hp. | |
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07-27-2008, 06:08 PM
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I looked up on the 'net, didn't find any info {probably only in Russain}
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07-27-2008, 06:11 PM
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| Der Crewchief Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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| The thing about the Do-24 is that it could perform any mission (and did perform) the Catalina could, but could do it with better performance, more pay load, etc. It was a better aircraft overall.
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07-27-2008, 06:12 PM
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| Der Crewchief Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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