Thu Mar 05, 2015 11:56 pm
Fri Mar 06, 2015 4:28 am
Fri Mar 06, 2015 4:55 am
Fri Mar 06, 2015 9:35 am
PropsRule wrote:I must admit I've never seen a Widgeon with radials. Just goes to show what I know! Or, if I did see one, I probably thought it was a Goose.
Fri Mar 06, 2015 1:41 pm
Fri Mar 06, 2015 2:22 pm
Fri Mar 06, 2015 2:23 pm
TBM Tony wrote:..of course there was the old " Bring 'em Back Alive " series from the 1980s , wasn't there a plane in that one also? I watched it for the Caddyshack actress Cindy Morgan, myself!
Fri Mar 06, 2015 4:55 pm
Fri Mar 06, 2015 6:12 pm
Sat Mar 07, 2015 5:46 pm
Sat Mar 07, 2015 8:25 pm
TBM Tony wrote: Yes, "Tales of The Gold Monkey", one of the places "Black Sheep" actors (?) migrated to.
Sun Mar 08, 2015 1:44 am
Steve Nelson wrote:Wow..all these years I had assumed "da plane" was a Goose, due to the radials. I never noticed it was a Widgeon..but then I haven't seen the show in probably 30 years.
SN
Sun Mar 08, 2015 1:33 pm
Wed Mar 11, 2015 12:02 pm
CoastieJohn wrote:There hasn't been any bidders. $369K maybe a little too steep. Even with the Fantasy Island fame, is it worth it?
Edit: Got this in the inbox a bit ago from someone who I sent the EBay link to.
N4453 has Assigned/Multiple Records
Aircraft Description
Serial Number: 31
Manufacturer Name: GRUMMAN
Model: SCAN TYPE 30
Type Aircraft: Fixed Wing Multi-Engine
Type Engine: Reciprocating
Pending Number Change: None
Dealer: Yes
Date Change Authorized: None
Mode S Code (base 8 / oct) 51257761
MFR Year: 1967
Mode S Code (base 16 / hex): A55FF1
Type Registration: Corporation
Fractional Owner: NO
It's French built. Machine is a SCAN 30, or more commonly known as a F-r-o-g Widgeon. Wrong engines, wrong props, wrong windshield, and priced way tooooooooooooo high.