Sun Nov 04, 2007 11:08 pm
I think it's even more odd to see a US-registered airplane with a Canadian flag... or even worse, a Union Jack... (sorry Bill, couldn't resist, one of my favorite planes has a Jack on the side of it and sadly it's not your Spit).
Sun Nov 04, 2007 11:22 pm
Wheels up wrote:Interesting to see an aircraft with a Canadian registration mark and a US flag......
The flag's been added for the Californian trip. It might be for the hard of thinking - 'don't panic, it's one of ours!'
Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:11 am
Flying Tankers Inc had US Flags on the boats years ago as well to signify their American heritage. I wonder if the new flags might be something required for US operations (kind of like a plane I know that is flagged as a Vietnamese aircraft to be able to operate in and out of Vietnam but is wet-leased from a US-based company)?
Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:17 am
Awsome pictures! That must be a real thrill to get that close as its landing. 
Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:23 am
Is the Mars still at Lake Elsinore, or has it gone home?
Mark H
Mark H
Mon Nov 05, 2007 1:40 pm
JDK wrote:Wheels up wrote:Interesting to see an aircraft with a Canadian registration mark and a US flag......
The flag's been added for the Californian trip. It might be for the hard of thinking - 'don't panic, it's one of ours!'
I wonder, when in US service, did any of the Mars boats have the ole flag painted on the side like any of the Clippers?
Mon Nov 05, 2007 6:39 pm
CAPFlyer wrote:Flying Tankers Inc had US Flags on the boats years ago as well to signify their American heritage.
D'you know when? I ask because we were researching the FT schemes for a kit a few years ago, and it was, frankly, a nightmare, as they kept changing details about every overhaul. Yes, they were red and white, but all the logos etc.
Mon Nov 05, 2007 6:44 pm
Kid, those were prewar nuetrality flags. The Mars boats were post WWII.