This picture is also from the “Life” link. I thought I knew every big flying boat, but here my memory delivers no result. It might be a mental block either, but from this perspective I can’t make a sense of this. The defensive armament configuration is also interesting.
It is also not told if the admiral (Argentinian navy) enters one of his country’s planes or, most probable, an US-American one.
Thank you for your answers!
Regards, RT
By: REDBIRD - 11th September 2010 at 20:59
For me, Pagen, I was guessing anyway!
By: pagen01 - 11th September 2010 at 17:58
OK, Mr. Aeroclub, if YOU say it also, I believe it.
Redbird and myself were just having a laugh!
By: longshot - 11th September 2010 at 17:04
And the LIFE mag story is here….they were flown in a pair of United DC-3s from Miami via Jacksonville to Washington
http://books.google.com/books?id=6U4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA36&dq=south+american+admirals&hl=en&ei=1aaLTO7lFsSoOIbs0eEK&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
By: longshot - 11th September 2010 at 16:47
One thing leads to another 🙂
I knew the photo but Google Life photos tags/titles have been improved recently, hence:
http://images.google.com/images?q=south+american+admirals&q=source%3Alife&biw=1436&bih=687
Mcavoy 1941, Tva inspection and General Mcnair as search words also bring up some goodies…
By: Romantic Techno - 11th September 2010 at 15:52
OK, Mr. Aeroclub, if YOU say it also, I believe it.:o
Thank you.
Regards, RT
By: John Aeroclub - 11th September 2010 at 12:24
It is a Mariner. Some had provision for waist .50’s.
John
By: pagen01 - 11th September 2010 at 09:45
It looks like a Martin Mariner to me, but I’ve never noticed the small side turret before, an early example perhaps?
By: REDBIRD - 11th September 2010 at 09:43
For my guess, I would say the aircraft is a Martin PBM Mariner. The Argentine Navy certainly had some.
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