Re-used a/c parts

[daveT]

A Dutch Navy C-47A made an emergency landing in Australia in March 1947 c/n 13210. Most of the plane was wrecked, but
the most important part was saved with a little modification. I wonder if he knows the Catalina boat owner?
They could start a club, "Warbird Conversions".

 

[GrauGeist]

There's a DC-3 down in Los Angeles that's been converted into a food truck.
There's some guy who turned a 727 into an RV and there's also some guy that took a 1956 Cessna 310 (N3693D still turns up in the FAA database, too) and turned it into a street legal car.

And then, there's this...

 

[Kingscoy]

Luftwaffe drop tank cabinet.

 

[CATCH 22]

Timber boats and house boats from Catalina-fuselages, Australia:

But my favorite one is this Martin Mariner:

More about these amazing re-builds here: GEOFF GOODALL'S AVIATION HISTORY SITE

 

[Gnomey]

Good stuff guys!

 

[FluxCapacitance]

I've seen that dataplate.

 

[Kingscoy]

Cool