Aircraft Carriers, pt 6 - P-40 Raft.jpg (1/1)

[Mitchell Holman[_4_]]

[John Szalay]

Mitchell Holman > wrote in
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would love to know the story behinfd this one...

[Bruce R]

"John Szalay" > wrote in message>
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> would love to know the story behinfd this one...



Hillbilly pontoons???

Bruce

[thund3rstruck]

John Szalay wrote:
> Mitchell Holman > wrote in
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> would love to know the story behinfd this one...

Me too, though I suspect it could be Flying Tiger related

n0i

[Bill Brown]

"John Szalay" > wrote in message
42...
> Mitchell Holman > wrote in
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> would love to know the story behinfd this one...

IIRC it had something to do with getting around a neutrality legislation the
US had prior to Dec. 7th '41 and the P-40s were going to Canada for use
against the nazis in yurp.. Although I have been wrong a few times in the
past...
Bill Brown -o-
Marrón el rojinegro
Sí me quieres escribir
ya sabes mi paradero

[Ed Loomis[_4_]]

On Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:17:26 -0500, thund3rstruck <thund3rstruck_n0i@live>
wrote:

>John Szalay wrote:
>> Mitchell Holman > wrote in
>> . 130:
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>>> begin 644 P-40 Raft.jpg
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>>> end
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>> would love to know the story behinfd this one...
>
> Me too, though I suspect it could be Flying Tiger related
>
> n0i

I too would like to know the story behind this intriguing image. The scenery
around this waterborne Warhawk is more suggestive of Alaska than anything in the
South Pacific, however. If somebody finds the real story please share it with
us.

Ed

[thund3rstruck]

Ed Loomis wrote:
> I too would like to know the story behind this intriguing image. The
scenery
> around this waterborne Warhawk is more suggestive of Alaska than anything in the
> South Pacific, however. If somebody finds the real story please share it with
> us.

Good point about the scenery

n0i

[Mitchell Holman[_4_]]

thund3rstruck <thund3rstruck_n0i@live> wrote in
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> Ed Loomis wrote:
> > I too would like to know the story behind this intriguing image.
> > The
> scenery
>> around this waterborne Warhawk is more suggestive of Alaska than
>> anything in the South Pacific, however. If somebody finds the real
>> story please share it with us.
>
> Good point about the scenery
>
> n0i



"The second picture is the airplane arriving at Salt Spring
Island, British Columbia, Canada after being purchased (towed
from Pat Bay Air Station to Salt Spring Island by a fishing
boat while on a raft of logs!). The rest of the pictures show
how she looks today back at Pat Bay Airport, Sidney, British
Columbia."

http://www.p40warhawk.com/P-40sToday/ChrisMaude/P-40E/P-40E.htm

[Mitchell Holman[_4_]]

"Bill Brown" > wrote in
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>
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> "John Szalay" > wrote in message
> 42...
>> Mitchell Holman > wrote in
>> . 130:
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>>>
>>> begin 644 P-40 Raft.jpg
>>>
>>> Attachment decoded: P-40 Raft.jpg
>>> `
>>> end
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>> would love to know the story behinfd this one...
>
> IIRC it had something to do with getting around a neutrality
> legislation the US had prior to Dec. 7th '41 and the P-40s were going
> to Canada for use against the nazis in yurp.. Although I have been
> wrong a few times in the past...
> Bill Brown -o-
> Marrón el rojinegro
> Sí me quieres escribir
> ya sabes mi paradero
>


What is "aviation banter" and why is this whole
conversation being mirrored there?

A new one on me.....


http://www.aviationbanter.com/showthread.php?t=106054

[Gary R. Schmidt]

Mitchell Holman wrote:
[SNIP]
> What is "aviation banter" and why is this whole
> conversation being mirrored there?
>
> A new one on me.....
>
>
> http://www.aviationbanter.com/showthread.php?t=106054
>
They're just pulling messages from a Usenet feed and sticking them in a
forum - possibly pushing them out, too. Someone else can join them and
find out.

Cheers,
Gary B-)

[Bill Brown]

"Mitchell Holman" > wrote in message
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> "Bill Brown" > wrote in
> :
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>>>>
>>>> Attachment decoded: P-40 Raft.jpg
>>>>
>>>
>>> would love to know the story behinfd this one...
>>
>> IIRC it had something to do with getting around a neutrality
>> legislation the US had prior to Dec. 7th '41 and the P-40s were going
>> to Canada for use against the nazis in yurp.. Although I have been
>> wrong a few times in the past...
>> Bill Brown -o-
>> Marrón el rojinegro
>> Sí me quieres escribir
>> ya sabes mi paradero
>>
>
>
> What is "aviation banter" and why is this whole
> conversation being mirrored there?
>
> A new one on me.....
>
>
> http://www.aviationbanter.com/showthread.php?t=106054
>
>
Ohhhh Man! I was wrong again. First time this year!!
Bill Brown
To err is human
to arr is pirate.....

[thund3rstruck]

Bill Brown wrote:
> Ohhhh Man! I was wrong again. First time this year!!
> Bill Brown
> To err is human
> to arr is pirate.....

Thanks Mitchell

Yeah. Same here, Bill...except it was the 4th time for me. :)

n0i

[John Szalay]

Mitchell Holman > wrote in
> "The second picture is the airplane arriving at Salt Spring
> Island, British Columbia, Canada after being purchased (towed
> from Pat Bay Air Station to Salt Spring Island by a fishing
> boat while on a raft of logs!). The rest of the pictures show
> how she looks today back at Pat Bay Airport, Sidney, British
> Columbia."
>
> http://www.p40warhawk.com/P-40sToday/ChrisMaude/P-40E/P-40E.htm
>
>
>
>
>

Thank you Mitchell, great to see one in that condition..