Ah. Closer reading of the wikipedia page says there's only one left, at the
Naval Aviation Museum
On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 6:52 PM Scott Gomez <sgomez.baja@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Interesting. Apparently only certain versions. Even the drawing on the
> wikipedia page doesn't reflect having them, and I hadn't spotted them in
> the first couple of photos. Definitely a rare bird. I wonder if any still
> exist.
>
> On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 6:47 PM Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> There are two more smaller ones halfway to the tips of the
>> horizontal stabiliser.
>>
>> >
>> >Only a single vertical stabilizer on the Dolphin, though, Chris.
>> >
>> >On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 8:18 AM Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >wrote:
>> >
>> >> No, the 314 had four engines and was larger than the Sikorsky.
>> THis
>> >> was a small 2-engined aircraft. After pouring over a Wikipedia page
>> >> listing all amphibious aircraft ever made, I found that it was a
>> Douglas
>> >> Dolphin:
>> >>
>> >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Dolphin
>> >>
>> >> Now that is one very rare sighting.
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >Based on timeframe and the three vertical stabilizers, I'd guess the
>> >> Boeing
>> >> >314 Clipper.
>> >> >On May 14, 2016 14:13, "Chris Trask" <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> On weekends here one of the broadcast movie channels will show
>> >> >> entertaining movies from as far back as the 1930s, a series known as
>> >> >> "Popcorn Movies". Today they started with "Robinson Crusoe on
>> Mars",
>> >> which
>> >> >> is always worth watching. But then they followed it with an obscure
>> >> one,
>> >> >> "Robinson Crusoe of Mystery Island", which was released in 1936. I
>> >> almost
>> >> >> didn't watch this until I saw footage of the airship USS Macon
>> (ZRS-5)
>> >> >> being towed out of the hangar at Moffett Field:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Macon_%28ZRS-5%29
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Minutes later there is in-flight and landing film footage of a
>> >> >> Sikorsky S-42 Flying Boat:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_S-42
>> >> >>
>> >> >> and shortly afterwards there is footage of a twin-engined flying
>> boat
>> >> that
>> >> >> I cannot readily identify. It has the lines of a Grumman design,
>> and it
>> >> >> has three vertical stabilisers.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> The movie itself is a bit corny, but seeing these and possibly
>> >> other
>> >> >> aircraft makes it worth watching.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Chris
>> >> >>
>> >> >> When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
>> >> >> - Hunter S. Thompson
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>> >>
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>> Chris
>>
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