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k0ua · Apr 17, 2015

crash325 said:
In the 50's a Navy plane took off in Australia and flew to the USA non stop & un-refueled.
What was it????

Maybe a PBY totally stripped and loaded with fuel cans?... I dunno.. just guessing.

crash325 · Apr 18, 2015

k0ua said:
Maybe a PBY totally stripped and loaded with fuel cans?... I dunno.. just guessing.

Thanks for guessing. But you are not correct.

It was a land based plane. Not any type of sea plane.

Depmandog · Apr 18, 2015

Sorry, had to cheat on this one. If you've been to the museum at Pensacola you have seen it.

k0ua · Apr 18, 2015

B36? just another guess

crash325 · Apr 18, 2015

k0ua said:
B36? just another guess

Sorry, had to cheat on this one. If you've been to the museum at Pensacola you have seen it.

Dean

Morning folks,

Sorry James it was not the B-36. Those were beautiful monsters that I could see going by out my high school window.

The later versions did have 1 thing in common with the plane in question.
In the early 60s I got my flight time in 1. Bounce hops to El Centro for take off & landing practice.

New question
The Russians at Stalin's instance did what with a captured B29??

k0ua · Apr 18, 2015

New question
The Russians at Stalin's instance did what with a captured B29??

Finally one I know: They made a perfect copy of it right down to the Boeing emblem on the yokes.

2LaneCruzer · Apr 18, 2015

2LaneCruzer said:
There was an aircraft that was used by both the U.S. and Canada as submarine hunters in WWII. It was dubbed the "Bolo". What was it's military designation, who built it and upon what civilian prototype was it based?

Answer: The B-18; built by Douglas based on the DC-2 design. I was personally acquainted with a crew member who flew on one in WWII, and he said they were quite effective until the Germans started putting radar on their subs.

2LaneCruzer · Apr 18, 2015

This should be an easy one...not military related, but it is pretty close to home. There is a breed of dog, known in international circles as "The American Gentleman". What breed is this and what were its ancestors?

turnkey4099 · Apr 18, 2015

crash325 said:
Morning folks,

Sorry James it was not the B-36. Those were beautiful monsters that I could see going by out my high school window.

The later versions did have 1 thing in common with the plane in question.
In the early 60s I got my flight time in 1. Bounce hops to El Centro for take off & landing practice.

New question
The Russians at Stalin's instance did what with a captured B29??