Grumman Goose

• Aug 30, 2022

• #1

M

MIflyer

1st Lieutenant

6,230

11,932

May 30, 2011

Cape Canaveral

Here's something you don't see every day, a Grumman Goose in USCG colors. I am going to have to build that Lindberg kit I have.

 

• Aug 31, 2022

• #2

Wurger

Siggy Master

Staff

Admin

Mod

106,602

25,452

Jun 19, 2005

Poland

 

• Sep 5, 2022

• #3

S

Steve Hnz

Airman 1st Class

110

77

Aug 25, 2009

Nice. I saw one of these operated by Sea Bee Air in New Zealand land in the Bay of Islands & come ashore at the Paihia terminal, ie taxi up the beach & swing around on a pad off the carpark. Cool aircraft with a great sound. Unfortunately many years pre cell phone & no camera with me, was on the job at the time, so I can't put up a vid. One on youtube though .

 

• Sep 5, 2022

• #4

CATCH 22

Staff Sergeant

1,250

2,183

Sep 15, 2006

Canada

MIflyer said:

Here's something you don't see every day, a Grumman Goose in USCG colors. I am going to have to build that Lindberg kit I have.

Click to expand...

Years ago I was tempted to do the same and collected these original photos. Never came to that point though....

 

• Sep 5, 2022

• #5

Wurger

Siggy Master

Staff

Admin

Mod

106,602

25,452

Jun 19, 2005

Poland

 

• Sep 5, 2022

• #6

Buster01

Airman

30

26

Apr 26, 2010

Bardstown, KY

We had one land at Bardstown, KY (BRY) a few days ago.

 

• Sep 5, 2022

• Thread starter
• #7

M

MIflyer

1st Lieutenant

6,230

11,932

May 30, 2011

Cape Canaveral

At one time that same airfield had some stripped out Grumman HU-16 Albatross sitting around. I was surprised to read that the USAF actually had a lot more of those aircraft than did the USN.

 

• Sep 6, 2022

• #8

Wurger

Siggy Master

Staff

Admin

Mod

106,602

25,452

Jun 19, 2005

Poland

 

• Sep 23, 2022

• #9

J4F-2

Airman

64

119

Aug 24, 2009

If my hunch is correct, that's N985R c/n B-86 owned by the Collings Foundation.

 

• Sep 23, 2022

• #10

Wurger

Siggy Master

Staff

Admin

Mod

106,602

25,452

Jun 19, 2005

Poland

 

• Sep 23, 2022

• #11

J4F-2

Airman

64

119

Aug 24, 2009

Buster01 said:

We had one land at Bardstown, KY (BRY) a few days ago.View attachment 685485

Click to expand...

N42GL, the late and much missed Chuck Greenhill's airplane c/n B-52, it now has a new and very lucky owner. At one time one of the first Turbine Gooses owned by Alaska Coastal-Ellis Airlines as N4773C, after being wrecked and rebuilt it was converted back to P&W R-985 radials.

 

• Sep 23, 2022

• #12

J4F-2

Airman

64

119

Aug 24, 2009

CATCH 22 said:

Years ago I was tempted to do the same and collected these original photos. Never came to that point though....
View attachment 685482
View attachment 685483

Click to expand...

Both color USCG JRF-5G Goose photos were taken by the late William T. Larkins at Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco in the 1950s.

 

• Sep 23, 2022

• Thread starter
• #13

M

MIflyer

1st Lieutenant

6,230

11,932

May 30, 2011

Cape Canaveral

J4F-2 said:

If my hunch is correct, that's N985R c/n B-86 owned by the Collings Foundation.

Click to expand...

They do a lot of work for Collings, so you probably are right.