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Re: Name That ????
« Reply #315 on: March 29, 2007, 03:24:12 AM »
Ok, I'll try posting a picture.  I'm sure it's any easy one for most of you but she sure is a beauty.

Martin Mars Flying boat. It's used as a fire bomber in Canada  :) :) :)
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Re: Name That ????
« Reply #316 on: March 29, 2007, 03:32:24 AM »
Not any more..  they've been for sale for a while. 

Hey Gil!!  Buy one of those babies and take us all for a ride!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!    ::drinking::
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Re: Name That ????
« Reply #317 on: March 29, 2007, 03:51:09 AM »
Not any more..  they've been for sale for a while. 

Hey Gil!!  Buy one of those babies and take us all for a ride!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!    ::drinking::

Alrighty Mom I will buy one! I'll starting counting the pennies! :D :D 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 , 6, 7, 8, 9, oh look there's a button. Now let's see where was I? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 ,  :P :P :P :P


If I'm not mistaken there are only 2 in the whole wide world, so I imagine they'd be pretty exspensive!
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Re: Name That ????
« Reply #318 on: March 29, 2007, 04:00:46 AM »
Is that the one they are retiring?
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Re: Name That ????
« Reply #319 on: March 29, 2007, 04:22:59 AM »
Still is--I think

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Re: Name That ????
« Reply #320 on: March 29, 2007, 06:16:11 AM »
Sheesh if I only had a memory....  read an article about them "hanging it up" and seems the BC folks were somehow trying to save one to remember their long and proud firefighting history..  Sorry!  Just can't recall.  Things are tough when you have CRS...  now I can't remember what that stands for, either.   :-\

Oh jeez Gil, I about ruptured my spleen when I read that "Oh look there's a button", I laughed so hard I really did hurt something.  You're killing me here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   Not to mention the tea that came out my nose.   :D
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Re: Name That ????
« Reply #321 on: March 29, 2007, 06:36:00 AM »
Wasn't that the one that had a few people bidding on it?  One being an American museum?
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Re: Name That ????
« Reply #322 on: March 29, 2007, 02:20:34 PM »

Ok, I'll try posting a picture.  I'm sure it's any easy one for most of you but she sure is a beauty.

Martin Mars Flying boat. It's used as a fire bomber in Canada  :) :) :)

That is correct.  I believe there are only two left in the world that actually fly and are stationed in Canada. 

I have seen this Martin Mars drop water on a forest fire once in the Northern part of Washington State.  Absolutely awesome!!  It's amazing how much water it can hold and drop.
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Re: Name That ????
« Reply #323 on: March 29, 2007, 04:09:32 PM »

Ok, I'll try posting a picture.  I'm sure it's any easy one for most of you but she sure is a beauty.

Martin Mars Flying boat. It's used as a fire bomber in Canada  :) :) :)

That is correct.  I believe there are only two left in the world that actually fly and are stationed in Canada. 

I have seen this Martin Mars drop water on a forest fire once in the Northern part of Washington State.  Absolutely awesome!!  It's amazing how much water it can hold and drop.

That's the problem with alot of our firebombers. Alot of them are from WW2! There's a squadron of Avengers out East, the PBY Canso, the A-26, and of course the Mars are from that era. Not Unlike the movie Always, but I think age is going to take its toll on the aircraft and they should be replaced.
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Re: Name That ????
« Reply #324 on: March 29, 2007, 05:46:37 PM »
Sheesh if I only had a memory....  read an article about them "hanging it up" and seems the BC folks were somehow trying to save one to remember their long and proud firefighting history..  Sorry!  Just can't recall.  Things are tough when you have CRS...  now I can't remember what that stands for, either.   :-\

Oh jeez Gil, I about ruptured my spleen when I read that "Oh look there's a button", I laughed so hard I really did hurt something.  You're killing me here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   Not to mention the tea that came out my nose.   :D


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Re: Name That ????
« Reply #325 on: April 01, 2007, 11:37:47 PM »
Here's one
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Re: Name That ????
« Reply #326 on: April 01, 2007, 11:44:21 PM »
It IS one!! ::rofl::
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Re: Name That ????
« Reply #327 on: April 03, 2007, 07:31:00 AM »



Difficulty:  You have to tell me what ANC approach told me was folllowing us when one of these was going to be following us for the parallel.


It amuses me, might not anyone else.
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Re: Name That ????
« Reply #328 on: April 03, 2007, 10:22:19 AM »
Bara: Twotter?

Btw, for a twist on Name That Airplane then how about giving me the normal name for a famous plane known by pilots as "Double Ugly".

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Re: Name That ????
« Reply #329 on: April 03, 2007, 04:41:35 PM »
Bara: Twotter?

Btw, for a twist on Name That Airplane then how about giving me the normal name for a famous plane known by pilots as "Double Ugly".

Frank

Try again.


And I doubtl you'll find this one on the internet.   I could see where he got it from, but I'd never heard anyone else do this.  Basically he extrapolated a nickname for this one based on the one for another aircraft...
"Well I know what's right, I got just one life
In a world that keeps on pushin' me around
But I stand my ground, and I won't back down"
  -Johnny Cash "I won't back Down"