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Posted By:
Hal Brown
Date Posted:
Dec 5, 2010
Description:
Found on the internet.
Date Taken:
Dec 5, 2010
Place Taken:
Wellington Airport
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File Name:
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Category:
274, Classic Seaplanes,
252, crazy stuff
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Read what others had to say:
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Martin West - Dec 05,2010
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Looks like a Short Sunderland - seaplane used for long range reconnaissance in WW2. I believe it had wheels used only for beaching, not landing. I confess to having an Airfix model of one when I was considerably younger! Maybe that's what started my sneaking regard for seaplanes.... <br /><br />But that's scary stuff... Is that Wellington, New Zealand or .....?
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Steve Kessinger - Dec 06,2010
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I found it in a thread called 'How low can you go?' on <a href="http://www.pprune.org/">http://www.pprune.org/</a> but i can't find it now. It was at an airshow in England and the good new is they tied the record for low flying. The bad news was that they punched a bigassed hole in the hull and had to frantically come up with a way to seal it before landing. Can't recall how they did it.
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Kenneth Leonard - Dec 06,2010
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land parallel with the shore (and really close) and step taxi until almost on the beach.
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Jack Peters - Dec 09,2010
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I believe it was holed on a water landing, I have landed on this runway many times.<br />The damage to the hull was slight.<br />I think this Sunderland is now in their Museum.<br />The croud gathered while they burnt off fuel.<br />Heard this many years ago, may not be accurate.
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