Canoe, Hunt, Fish, and Fly, by Otter: It's Time To Play..... Otterflogger's "Name That Cockpit"!

Tuesday, November 06, 2007

It's Time To Play..... Otterflogger's "Name That Cockpit"!

OK, "Ladies and Gentlemen", time for "installment #32" in our "cockpit series", which will be a continuing "brain-strainer".

This is the "cockpit" of "the" ......................

***MYSTERY SOLVED!***

Yes, it is the Short Solent Mark III! "Softjug" wins the "sailboat fuel".

This aircraft was actually used in "Raiders Of The Lost Ark". Check it out!

VIEW - The Raiders "Flying Boat"!

# posted by Steve @ 11:10 PM

Comments:

Mars

# posted by

Anonymous : 7:13 PM

c46 curtis commando

# posted by

Anonymous : 6:56 AM

I believe it is the cockpit of the Shorts Sunderland, I am not quite sure of the particular model as there were several types, but you can tell it is British engineering.

# posted by

Anonymous : 11:18 AM

I was close, but not close enough, but I have the solution. It is a Short Solent Mk III, a later version of the Sunderland. Manufactured in 1946. Softjug

# posted by

Anonymous : 12:11 PM

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Tuesday, November 06, 2007

It's Time To Play..... Otterflogger's "Name That Cockpit"!

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