Re-used a/c parts

daveT · Dec 19, 2018

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 · Dec 19, 2018

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 · Dec 21, 2018

Luftwaffe drop tank cabinet.

CATCH 22 · Dec 21, 2018

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 · Dec 21, 2018

Good stuff guys!

FluxCapacitance · Jan 14, 2019

I've seen that dataplate.

Kingscoy · Jan 15, 2019

Re-used a/c parts

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