If It Can Fly, It Can Float!!!

[Njaco]

Blohm Voss Ha 139 "Nordmeer"

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[Wurger]

 

[fubar57]

Cant Ca.316...

Geo

 

[at6]

Would look better with twin tails like the beech 18.

 

[Capt. Vick]

It would look even better if it was in my backyard!

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Capt., I'd have to agree with sir.

 

[Marcel]

That Fokker Seaplane wasn't a very common sight, any idea how many were produced?

Little late, but 36 were produced. 12 for the Netherlands, of which 10 fled to the UK in 1940, 19 were build for the Kriegsmarine, and 5 for Finland, which were also used by the Kriegsmarine. One of the machines for Germany fled to the UK in 1941, a nice story.
It also looks good in german colours:

 

[GrauGeist]

Better late than never, Marcel!

I was aware that the Netherland crews were able to make good their escape to England, though I didn't recall the number that made the passage. I do recall reading that the crews and their aircraft were put to work by Coastal Command.

I am surprised that only 36 were made, it looked like a sound design. Perhaps if things had been a little different in the war's timeline, more would have been more produced.

 

[fubar57]

Thanks for the info Marcel. Anyone have a photo of the Fokker in Coastal Command markings?

Geo

 

[GrauGeist]

Anyone have a photo of the Fokker in Coastal Command markings?

Yep...

 

[fubar57]

Damn fine Dave, gonna be a beast to find in 1/48 and I like your siggie.

Geo

 

[Marcel]

Better late than never, Marcel!

I was aware that the Netherland crews were able to make good their escape to England, though I didn't recall the number that made the passage. I do recall reading that the crews and their aircraft were put to work by Coastal Command.

I am surprised that only 36 were made, it looked like a sound design. Perhaps if things had been a little different in the war's timeline, more would have been more produced.

Yes, the fokker factory was ran over. They were allowed to finish the unfinished aircraft. This way, the German also got hold of a couple of G-1's. The T-8w was a capable aircraft indeed. It was actually meant as a torpedo bomber. They were only retired because it was obviously hard to get spare parts. Whey the Germans didn't build more was because they needed the Fokker factory for maintaining the German aircraft and it was easier for them to keep on producing the German designes. Not to mention that the German factories had more production capacity.

Thanks for the info Marcel. Anyone have a photo of the Fokker in Coastal Command markings?

Geo

Well, Chris posted some on page 2, but:
Fokker T-8w in the Dutch navy, before the war:

Fokker T-8w in Dutch war livery:

Fokker T-8w in Coastal Command

A German one (I know I posted one above already)

 

[GrauGeist]

Damn fine Dave, gonna be a beast to find in 1/48 and I like your siggie.

Geo

Looks like a 1/48 scale might be hard to find...I see there is a kit in 1/72 or at least was, at one time, from a Czech company. May take the almighty power of the internet to hunt one down!

My sig...I thought it might be fun (and a little nostalgic) to put up my old Halloween one, it is from the old days of the forum and the "Artakus" style. Glad ya' like it!

 

[Capt. Vick]

Look at the length of that bomb bay. Guess it was meant to carry the torpedo internally.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

I have no idea.

 

[fubar57]

Corrugations say Junkers but I may be wrong. Very cool though Aaron. Gonna google Junkers. I'll be back.

Geo

EDIT; How about Junkers G-24.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Cool! Not ever seen one until now. Found it on Tumblr. Thanks for finding the info sir!

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots guys!

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

A PN-9.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Here's another.