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Nope, not a Beech 18. Here's some more...
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If it 'ain't broken........ Don't try to mend it !
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Not a Grumman, is it?Comment
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You're right.....it's not a Grumman.
A hybrid developed from two types made by the same manufacturer.If it 'ain't broken........ Don't try to mend it !
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This is one true head crusher ! I'm near to bang mine against the comp'.
I first thought about some mixture from Northrop Alpha, Lockheed Orion/Explorer or Vultee V-1 on an experimental hull, but nothing appears as this one
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The pilot was left to freeze in an open cockpit. The passengers weren't !If it 'ain't broken........ Don't try to mend it !
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OK - next shot in the dark... Consolidated comes to mind...Comment
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No, not Consolidated. The manufacturer from whose two types this aircraft was developed has already been mentioned here ! Named after a bird which would have been found in this aircraft's specific area of operations.
Here's some more of it....
If it 'ain't broken........ Don't try to mend it !
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Perhaps single engine .. er .. an early Lake prototype. Just kidding but this is tough.Live, from a grassy knoll somewhere near you.Comment
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Purposely built for cold weather operations to keep the passengers comfortable. The passengers sat on either side of the aircraft in separate cabins. The pilot, on the other hand, was in an open cockpit !Last edited by brianw999; 2014-11-12, 09:53.If it 'ain't broken........ Don't try to mend it !
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Duck who flies up side down has a quack up? Grumman?
The Coast Guard on Guam had a head hunting party for me. After they wounded their old Grumman on the reef it came back with hull gashes. I made up a stencil in the WWII "nose art" genre and it was a duck with a crown and a broken neck with the slogan rocker "KING OF THE REEF".
Silly Coasties have no sense of humor when it came to the Navy
Live, from a grassy knoll somewhere near you.Comment
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No, not a Grumman. It's a prototype/one-off built from parts of two different models from the same manufacturer....but not built BY the original manufacturer.If it 'ain't broken........ Don't try to mend it !
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Here's the whole thing....
If it 'ain't broken........ Don't try to mend it !
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Damn that's ugly. Also, it's a Rocheville Arctic Tern.Comment
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That's the one. Over to you.Originally posted by Petertenthije View PostIf it 'ain't broken........ Don't try to mend it !
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