Hello Paul Chandler and members. Why did "your" team buy an extra Catalina? What is happening with "ex-VP-BPS"???? Greetings, Heijo. ... Greenpeace catalina by...
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wsneed3994@...
Sep 2, 2000 2:47 pm
Francis: Will we be able to see you for a little while when we are in Jacksonville for our 54 Reunion in October? From the 11-16. We will be at the Holiday...
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Paul Chandler
paulchandler@...
Sep 2, 2000 6:33 pm
Heijo we still intend to complete the work on ex VP-BPS but needed the spares that Greenpeace had - understandably they were reluctant to sell just the spares ...
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Allan LeBaron
allan_lebaron@...
Sep 2, 2000 11:16 pm
Some time ago, in answer to my query about engines, someone recommended "Aircraft Piston Engines", by Herschel H. Smith, now out of print. I was able to order...
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Ragnar J Ragnarsson
ragsie@...
Sep 3, 2000 12:15 am
Paul, BuNo. 48423 (1785 is the construction number) was accepted by, and delivered to, the U.S. Navy on 08Jan44 and assigned to VPB-73 at Floyd Bennet Field,...
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Peter Boel
Peter.Boel@...
Sep 3, 2000 9:45 pm
To the group: I have updated my website with some funny catalina cartoons from the "Pilot's Handbook" and catalina related advertisment from WW2. You can also...
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Stephen Chaplin
chaplin@...
Sep 4, 2000 9:11 pm
Hi My name is Stephen Chaplin. I live in Yuma, Colorado, U.S.A My interest in the PBY comes from my research in Yuma area men who died in military service...
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heijo kuil
hkuil@...
Sep 5, 2000 5:03 am
Hello members. The Magazine "Scale Aircraft Modelling", Volume 22, number 6 has two pages of side-view drawings of paint schemes of civilian Catalina's. ...
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David Legg
David_Legg@...
Sep 5, 2000 6:54 pm
Heijo and group.... I have seen that article. I am not sure if the side views are meant to be broadly accurate for the purposes of showing colour schemes or...
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DreamFlight
dreamflight@...
Sep 5, 2000 11:23 pm
Hello everyone ~ John Pappas here. I need a model of a PBY and cannot locate one. Any ideas? All help will be appreciated. Thanks. Best regards, John...
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DreamFlight
dreamflight@...
Sep 6, 2000 2:43 am
Sorry that I did not state a size re the model. I would like one with wing span 12-24" if possible. Plastic, wood or whatever is fine. Thanks for your help....
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Norman Taylor
normtaylorc47@...
Sep 6, 2000 3:41 am
John: If you haven't purchased a PBY model, MONOGRAM models makes a beautiful kit of two different a/c, don't know their full numbers, but both are PBY-5s, one...
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Mark Aldrich
mark457@...
Sep 6, 2000 4:33 am
The Academy/Minicraft kits, in 1/72 scale will be your best bet. They have very good shapes, decent, if somewhat simplified detail, and are avialable in -2,...
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Louis B. "Lou" Dorny
npodorny@...
Sep 6, 2000 6:48 am
John from Lou... A model of a PBY? Yes, there are several available. Academy makes an excellent plastic kit in 1/72 scale of the PBY-2, the PBY-4, and there ...
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SEAN MILLIGAN
jetsarekids@...
Sep 6, 2000 1:59 pm
If one wants a plastic PBY-5A model with a a 12 inch wing span: A million years ago Monogram issued one (early mid 1950s) The main gear had "real" rubber...
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Sigurdso@...
Sep 6, 2000 2:22 pm
[Unable to display image]As usual Ragnar with his quick and accurate response answered the questions about Camp Kwitcherbelliakin and it's successor. In this...
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Allan LeBaron
allan_lebaron@...
Sep 6, 2000 3:11 pm
Sigurdson: Thanks for the update on Iceland, All the photos I've seen of Icelanders and all the ones I've met were nice-looking people and easy to get along ...
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Peter Boel
Peter.Boel@...
Sep 6, 2000 4:20 pm
I have some scaled drawings on mine website look at http://www.vliegtuigen.com/index2.html you will find under pby the rc drawings. Scale is 1:18. Enjoy Peter ...
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Elmar Gailits
elmar.gailits@...
Sep 7, 2000 1:07 pm
I have just purchased an Academy Minicraft 1/72 scale kit for a PBY-5A with markings for a Black Cat. The kit is number 2137 and "looks" good, however any...
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sigurdso@...
Sep 7, 2000 11:48 pm
Once more, here I am with Ragnar standing on the site of Camp Kwitcherbelliakin, I thought that I would also include a description of my connections with the...
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Mark Aldrich
mark457@...
Sep 8, 2000 4:31 am
Elmar, I like the Academy kit very much. The shape of the radome leaves a bit to be desired and some of the external details are a little over-simplified but ...
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Butter1942@...
Sep 8, 2000 5:07 am
From your letters, I see definite signs of progress and improvment. I might now even reconsider my resolve to never visit Iceland again. If memory serves me...
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Elmar Gailits
elmar.gailits@...
Sep 8, 2000 7:53 am
Thanks Mark, , please advise who are "PD Decals" and their contact address/email/fax/phone etc. I recognise your photos from "PBY Catalina in action", I also...
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haries@...
Sep 8, 2000 4:37 pm
Group, Not a model builder but nephews chipped in on beautiful 5a model on a pedestal. Can be removed. Very detailed except sidemounts are decals. Has side #...
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heijo kuil
hkuil@...
Sep 8, 2000 6:21 pm
Hello members. I got a new book on Catalina's: "PBY CATALINA IN DETAIL AND SCALE" Description: Soft back, 80 pages, lots of good color/b&W pictures, includes...
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heijo kuil
hkuil@...
Sep 8, 2000 7:06 pm
Hello members. For more Catalina books, have a look at Marc's Catalina web-site: http://www.catalina.demon.nl/pby/books.htm Greetings, Heijo ...
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Mark Aldrich
mark457@...
Sep 8, 2000 11:59 pm
Elmar, The last address I had for them was; PD Decals, P.O. Box 883,Eltham,Melbourne,Australia, 3095 I suspect that they may be available from better modelling...
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FREDERICK J CHANNELL
hiram2@...
Sep 9, 2000 8:46 pm
This photo was taken by me in 1986 at the South Weymouth Air Station, Massachusettes. The ocasion was the 75th anniversary of Naval Aviation. I served in the...
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sigurdso@...
Sep 9, 2000 11:16 pm
our poll Military crew member Pilot WWII Pacific,US Atlantic,Europe Atlantic, South America Orville Sigurdson...
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Elmar Gailits
elmar.gailits@...
Sep 10, 2000 12:33 am
Frederick, I recognise the photo as it is similar to the one on the last page of "Walk Around PBY Catalina" which has a colour graphic drawing with the...
