tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post424352674664608024..comments2024-03-28T16:26:35.679-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: "Pure Nostalgia" - PBY Catalina ReduxOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-65128190412383915432014-08-07T12:34:39.562-07:002014-08-07T12:34:39.562-07:00Did you see the vimeo vid? It's not embedded ...Did you see the vimeo vid? It's not embedded due to restrictions, but the link works.Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-64660059213652608772014-08-07T07:39:56.269-07:002014-08-07T07:39:56.269-07:00I always loved the look of these planes. My pop wo...I always loved the look of these planes. My pop worked a one when we lived in Ca. Just to help restore. I asked him several years later what ever happened to it and he said it crashed smuggling drugs. He had a gut feeling something was up and only worked on the plane a few times. Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16800149852939042454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-48146543605674475602014-08-06T17:30:19.838-07:002014-08-06T17:30:19.838-07:00Quite the story, and a sweet bird! And the sea sto...Quite the story, and a sweet bird! And the sea stories from the guys that flew them in WWII are AMAZING!!!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-23749052383571873192014-08-06T10:31:52.129-07:002014-08-06T10:31:52.129-07:00And I have to say, that enormous yellow wing - jus...And I have to say, that enormous yellow wing - just wow! I watched that YouTube video three times, and it just got better and better. What a story! c w swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02735507642689652780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-45323196499064352552014-08-06T10:25:25.561-07:002014-08-06T10:25:25.561-07:00Thanks for posting this, as these are one of my fa...Thanks for posting this, as these are one of my favorite aircraft. c w swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02735507642689652780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-65737149761799592232014-08-06T07:53:56.203-07:002014-08-06T07:53:56.203-07:00Hah! Good catch Juvat. That is definitely the ca...Hah! Good catch Juvat. That is definitely the caption from the article, but apparently he did a few passes for the crowds/media before landing.Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-35975497806200386452014-08-06T06:41:13.716-07:002014-08-06T06:41:13.716-07:00Hope the caption on the last picture is incorrect ...Hope the caption on the last picture is incorrect and the PBY is not landing at Gillespie <i>FIELD</i>. He's forgotten something if so.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-44799699332560059232014-08-06T06:00:11.341-07:002014-08-06T06:00:11.341-07:00Excellent post, the Catalina is one of my favorite...Excellent post, the Catalina is one of my favorites. Would love to own one.<br /><br />(And yes, Pungo has one. At least they did back in 2012.)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com