If It Can Fly, It Can Float!!!

[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots guys!

 

[Wildr1]

Sikorsky S-39

 

[Wurger]

 

[fubar57]

S-38 & S-39.

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[buffnut453]

Presumably one camo pattern was for use one when flying among zebras and the other when among giraffes?

 

[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots guys!

 

[Wildr1]

a Seaplane in the Army, Douglas YOA-5

 

[Wurger]

 

[vikingBerserker]

Great pics! Was also the YB-11.

 

[Wildr1]

How about an old article from May-June 1966 Air Progress, written and illustrated by Fed Wolff. Incredible artwork.

 

[Wildr1]

The Douglas Dolphin was an amphibious flying boat. While only 58 were built, they served a wide variety of roles: private air yacht, airliner, military transport, and search and rescue. They had many designations: Douglas Sinbad, Dolphin Model 1, Model 3, Dolphin 113, 114,116, 117, 119, 129, FP-1, 2, 2A, 2B, RD-1, RD-2, RD-3, OA-4, Y1C-21, Y1C-26, Y1C-26A, C-21 and the C-29.

 

[Wurger]

 

[johnbr]

One-half right rear view of the Blériot-Voisin Blériot IV floatplane, probably taken at Lac d'Enghien near Paris on October 12th or 18th, 1906, when unsuccessful test flights were attempted. However, a caption in pencil on the back of the photograph gives the date as July 15, 1911.

 

[johnbr]

Curtiss Goupil Duck - 1917." [Plate also dated May 5, 1916; envelope also numbered "24." Aircraft seen in one-half left front view, on the water.

 

[fubar57]

The one in Post #1655 looks very tail heavy

 

[johnbr]

 

[johnbr]

Saunders-Roe Princess flying boat cockpit

 

[johnbr]

Supermarine S6 racing seaplane.