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When Hollywood Ruled The Skies - Volumes 1 through 4 by Bruce Oriss


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PostPosted: Mon Dec 17, 2018 5:25 pm 
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I seen this seaplane in a book cover, but I wasn't able to identify it or find any more information about. It seems to be described as Navy PB4Y2.
Anyone know anyting about it?
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That's a rare one - A Saro A.33.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saro_A.33
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Oh well...at least they got a flying boat.


It's a bit like the biography of Igor Sikorsky...which has a Kamov on the cover.
https://www.amazon.com/Helicopter-Man-S ... r+sikorsky

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JohnB wrote:
Oh well...at least they got a flying boat.


It's a bit like the biography of Igor Sikorsky...which has a Kamov on the cover.
https://www.amazon.com/Helicopter-Man-S ... r+sikorsky


Correct: flying boat, not seaplane from what I see.


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In the defense of whoever made the error, with its raised cockpit, it does look a bit like a Consolidated Commodore or P2Y (albeit with two extra engines, a single tail, a forrest of extra struts,etc).

But obviously it looks nothing remotely like a PB2Y.
Again, to a layman, a P2Y and PB4Y must be similar...after all there is only an added 2 and "B".

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