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September 29th 07, 02:53 AM
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Ooagadougou Burkina Faso 1951
Me (10 yrs old) and my little sister.
Ouagadougou Burkina Faso 1951. What airplane is that? Some Grummann seaplane? 
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September 29th 07, 04:37 AM
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"charles manoras" abcd@wxyz wrote: [Image] It looks like a Grumman Widgeon, but with engine modifications that I do not recognize.
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September 29th 07, 05:38 AM
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"Orval Fairbairn" wrote It looks like a Grumman Widgeon, but with engine modifications that I do not recognize. Could these have anything to do with the extremely hot local weather conditions? A seaplane operating in the Sahel (or Sub-Sahara) does seem strange. :-)
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September 29th 07, 12:39 PM
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Ooagadougou Burkina Faso 1951
Well, it is an amphibian and considering that in those days airfields were
not omnipresent the possibility of choice between land and water for landing could be quite handy. Regards, Herman "charles manoras" abcd@wxyz schreef in bericht . .. "Orval Fairbairn" wrote It looks like a Grumman Widgeon, but with engine modifications that I do not recognize. Could these have anything to do with the extremely hot local weather conditions? A seaplane operating in the Sahel (or Sub-Sahara) does seem strange. :-)
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September 29th 07, 03:18 PM
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"Herman" wrote Well, it is an amphibian and considering that in those days airfields were not omnipresent the possibility of choice between land and water for landing could be quite handy. Sure, except that inland there is hardly for most of the year a puddle large enough for a small duck. I am talking about an area many millions of square kilometers, the Sahel and the southern confines of the Sahara desert.
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October 4th 07, 11:38 AM
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Ooagadougou Burkina Faso 1951
Was't Burkina Faso called Upper Volta at this time?
Brian
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