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Shay · **Posted:** Thu Jul 14, 2011 11:24 am

Any wartime or post war pics of Grumman J2F Ducks? Also any news on any flyers or restorations of this under appreciated aircraft?

I just read on Wiki that the USCG is looking to recover a Duck from a glacier. Any info on this?

Thanks

Shay
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CWBuff · **Joined:** Tue Jul 19, 2005 1:14 am **Posts:** 854

Navy birds aren't really my bag, so I can't offer any truly useful info, but here's some images I found on evilbay a few years back. (these are the auction images; the photos are not in my collection) They were from the collection of Photographer's Mate 1st Class Raymond F. Town, and may have been taken in or around the Key West area. Enjoy...

Fade to Black...

spartakle · **Posted:** Thu Jul 14, 2011 3:30 pm

Civilian Duck I came upon many years ago on an airstrip at Leticia, Colombia next to the Amazon River:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23057174@N ... 4789690023

deltascrew · **Joined:** Thu May 13, 2010 9:38 pm **Posts:** 41

This on is on display in Pensacola

armyjunk2 · **Joined:** Wed May 16, 2007 8:15 pm **Posts:** 833

some Ducks from the Grumman/Republic thread in the stickies at the top ......

Steve Nelson · **Posted:** Fri Jul 15, 2011 2:13 am

J2F-6 BuNo 33587, masquarading as an OA-12 at the NMUSAF. Seen in faux British markings in the film "Murphy's War."

SN

Silverplate · **Posted:** Fri Jul 15, 2011 9:10 am

Steve Nelson wrote:

J2F-6 BuNo 33587, masquarading as an OA-12 at the NMUSAF. Seen in faux British markings in the film "Murphy's War."

SN

I was lucky enough to have rode in this Duck. It was traded from the Kermit Weeks Collection to Air Force Museum for his P35 Seversky. I have also rode in his present Duck.

wls3 · **Posted:** Fri Jul 15, 2011 10:26 am

Fantasy of Flight's J2F-6, Bu#33549

This duck was spotted at Thunder over Michigan in 05. J2F-4 Bu#1649

Steve Nelson · **Posted:** Sat Jul 16, 2011 1:45 am

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This duck was spotted at Thunder over Michigan in 05. J2F-4 Bu#1649

Dang..I forgot about that one! I don't know how..it's the only time I've ever seen a Duck fly (the Grumman variety, anyway)

SN

JDK · **Posted:** Sat Jul 16, 2011 2:57 am

Murphy's War film link & discussion
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=15583

Duck discussion (missing pix)
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=13323

Superduck
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1325

As to current status, IIRC in a recent discussion (here: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=16860 ) there was a mention (on page three) of one Duck up for grabs. Otherwise I don't believe there's been any changes of ownership / flying / restorations. But I'd be interested.

b747cf · **Posted:** Sat Jul 16, 2011 11:20 am

Here are two other schemes that Kermits Duck have been in.

Mark Fidler

JOHN MILLER · **Posted:** Sat Jul 16, 2011 2:06 pm

someone posted some pics from a show a while ago, there was a duck in that group of pics. this one.

http://www.4shared.com/photo/fYA4Mis_/D ... night.html

CoastieJohn · **Joined:** Fri Feb 11, 2011 5:37 pm **Posts:** 1380

Shay wrote:

I just read on Wiki that the USCG is looking to recover a Duck from a glacier. Any info on this?

Thanks

Shay
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Semper Fortis

It's still ongoing. The CG is waiting for some NASA P-3 sensor data to get processed from an April search at the crashsite. Tentitive plans are in the works to go back up there this year.....however nothing is set in stone yet. The primary goal is to pinpoint and reach the Duck so any MIA remains (3 MIA's) can be returned to the family members or Arlington National Cemetary. Anything to do with the aircraft itself is secondary. There's also tentative plans to work a nearby C-53 case up there with 5 MIA's. More to follow on all.......

tom d. friedman · **Posted:** Wed Jul 20, 2011 3:26 pm

the duck is 1 of kermit weeks favorite mounts to fly. 1 duck did some post ww2 duty on a coast guard ice breaker for some antartic expedition, can't recall what the mission was.

CoastieJohn · **Joined:** Fri Feb 11, 2011 5:37 pm **Posts:** 1380

tom d. friedman wrote:

the duck is 1 of kermit weeks favorite mounts to fly. 1 duck did some post ww2 duty on a coast guard ice breaker for some antartic expedition, can't recall what the mission was.

Not sure about "Antarctic" but the "Arctic" would have been escort/U-boat duty. I located the son of a CG Duck pilot who flew up there on U-boat duty. We were able to scan his logbook.

There's quite a few CG Duck/icebreaker pics out there.

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