Kolya on 3/10/2010 at 21:45
Is this a water-landing plane? Because it looks like a boat with a wing.
And what's up with the dark domes on the back?
Sulphur on 3/10/2010 at 21:55
Looks like you sit your ass in those black domes and get yourself a fine sweeping view, all rear turret like.
Nice pictures, raph! Used your Nikon, didja? Came out swell. :thumb:
Tocky on 4/10/2010 at 01:49
I didn't know pilots use the club to lock the steering. Lots of gangsta airports I guess.
Hardly a blur on the props. Lovely camera.
theBlackman on 4/10/2010 at 01:56
Great shots, great plane. One of my favorites along with the Douglas single float seaplane that Hughes used to fly.
I have been seeking clear plans to build a large scale model of both.
And yes, it is a seaplane used extensively in the battles of the pacific and for submarine hunting and rescue on both the east and west coast of the US.
demagogue on 4/10/2010 at 02:24
A few months ago I went to the air museum outside DC and was happy to see an SR-71 for the first time, which was my favorite as a kid, and a Mig-15 which I thought was very cool. There are also some WWII planes being rebuilt near my home, and I go to see them being flown every now and then. This is a cool plane too.
Matthew on 4/10/2010 at 10:43
Catalinas are remembered very fondly over here as they were based in various locations throughout NI during WWII. Indeed, I understand that one of the Lough Erne-based Catalinas spotted the Bismarck while on patrol in the North Atlantic, leading eventually to that ship's destruction.
Queue on 4/10/2010 at 14:10
Anyone else hoping for a sudden fireball in midair?
Actually, we live along a flight-path of many of the planes that come out of Selfridge Air National Guard Base, and it's always a thrill to see some really cool planes fly over.
Matthew on 4/10/2010 at 14:13
Not ... really.
