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PostPosted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 1:43 pm 
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Hi all

Some friend of mine just droped around and he is writing a script for a comic. Well, the illustrator really dug this seaplane he saw on you tube and he asked me if I knew something about it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow7AmOkWC0Q

I've got a magazine article on french magazine Fana de l'Aviation from the 90's and was wondering if someone could add something so I could help him around.

If anyone also knows interesting details or histories about this particular type I would be most obliged to know about them also.

many thanks!

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Only info I have is that I saw it twice, Once in 1975 at the Pratt & Whitney 50th Air display and again in 1978 at the Wings and Wheels musueum when it was still in Orlando.
Beautiful bird and great footage.
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So, thats what became of 'ROVER' Bill Boeings model 18, where is it at now? He traded the 18 in for a new 'ROVER' a DC-5.
Anyone know where the DC-5 is?

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in the museum?
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Anyone know where the DC-5 is?


Rover was taken over by the Navy as an R3D-1 and scrapped post-WWII :cry: .

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Here is a picture of the Dolphin I took in Orlando in 1977.

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thanks for all replies. I had already seen that one Mark, it shows up in google when looking for the Dolphin ;) Nice one.

What really surprised me on this aircraft was it's distinctive landing gear system.

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The Dolphin is at the Naval Air Museum in Pensacola.

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Is there some archive for Douglas aircraft? I mean, is it probable that Boeing has some photos of this plane? There was one that was modified for a french milionaire, with a inside bar, maybe there are some photos of it somewhere?

best! nice pointer on the Pensacola Museum.

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Go to AEROFILES.COM to learn more

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thanks for the pointer.

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