This is weird!
Mon Jul 23, 2007 9:23 am
Can you find what airplane is in that?
Mon Jul 23, 2007 9:30 am
Goose?
Mon Jul 23, 2007 9:32 am
Looks to me like what's left of a PBY
Mon Jul 23, 2007 9:35 am
Karpis wrote:Looks to me like what's left of a PBY
I am thinking PBY too.
Mon Jul 23, 2007 9:38 am
PBY
Mon Jul 23, 2007 9:48 am
It's a PBY alright!!!!!!
Wish I had a "boat" where all I had to do was drive it right out of the water.
Wish I had a "boat" where all I had to do was drive it right out of the water.
Mon Jul 23, 2007 9:59 am
Yeah, it is definitely a PBY. Apparently there were couple of them turned into funny looking boats in Australia after WWII.
Cheers,
David
Cheers,
David
Mon Jul 23, 2007 10:46 am
after staring at it for 5 minutes now i still can't decide whether i like it or not.
it should be flying!!
i guess its been put to good use..
it should be flying!!
i guess its been put to good use..
Conversion
Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:29 am
Interesting photo, thanks for posting it. So now I've seen a PBY turned into a boat and I think there is a KC-97 or Stratoliner fuselage that's been turned into a house boat in Florida. My question is, what would a PT boat look like if you had to make it fly? I have seen an airplane that could submerge like a mini sub. I think only the prototype was ever built but it sure was an interesting looking device. I'm not sure if it was a flying mini-sub or a mini-sub that could fly. Has anyone else ever seen this thing in Tucson?
Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:45 am
I think that house boat was made from a Boeing 307? 
Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:47 am
http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=5911
The "Cosmic Muffin" is my favorite of all airplane boats.
The "Cosmic Muffin" is my favorite of all airplane boats.
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Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:49 am
that 307 is the freakiest thing that has to be a float! I know if I saw that thing coming toward me I would jump overboard.
RUN AWAY, RUN AWAY!!!!!!
I know if I saw that thing coming toward me I would jump overboard.
RUN AWAY, RUN AWAY!!!!!!
Mon Jul 23, 2007 3:47 pm
This is, or rather was, PBY-5A Catalina VH-BRI ex-N95R, N10018 and Bu48373. Whilst being operated by Ansett Flying Boat Services, it suffered a heavy water landing and sank Hayman Island, 8/7/1962. It was later acquired by Vic O'Hara of Proserpine and converted to a motor cruiser and was based for some years at Shute Harbour, Queensland. It was named Henrietta Hoh. To the best of my knowledge, it still exists.
Mon Jul 23, 2007 5:41 pm
The Cosmic Muffin!
Mon Jul 23, 2007 6:53 pm
See the recent thread on the Australian Cat for more photos, and the link from there is:
http://www.warbirdz.net/phpBB2/viewtopi ... c&start=21
Also:
http://www.ruudleeuw.com/search113.htm
There's also a Dornier Do-24 nose - cockpit section which was converted to a houseboat. It was seen on the Murray River, for many years, but there's not been a recent sighting. Would like to track that down.
http://www.warbirdz.net/phpBB2/viewtopi ... c&start=21
Also:
http://www.ruudleeuw.com/search113.htm
There's also a Dornier Do-24 nose - cockpit section which was converted to a houseboat. It was seen on the Murray River, for many years, but there's not been a recent sighting. Would like to track that down.