While not "war birds" these two planes do have something to do with Chevrolet Corvettes. A story I will tell you at a later date...
Classic warbirds and other aviation vids.
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There is always a touch of sadness seeing these crew pictures. Incredible bravery...
Memories, my Dad worked at Orenda on the engines, I remember watching it fly over our house.
Supposedly the last landing of 201. Somebody photoshopped a car in but this is a pretty historic photo...Sad in so many ways
Likely some variant (of which there were many) of the C-135. Often known as the KC-135. Built by Boeing and was a military pre-cursor to the civilian Boeing 707.
@Cariboocreek really appreciate your input. I took me a while to figure out what the inscription was on the front of the aircraft. Thought it was "The Flying Seal" and sure enough that is what it was.
Found another pic by the same photographer along with the details of the plane itself. Early corporate aircraft.
Found another pic by the same photographer along with the details of the plane itself. Early corporate aircraft.
| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial | NL66548 |
| Aircraft Original Type | North American B-25 Mitchell |
| Aircraft Generic Type | North American B-25 Mitchell |
| Aircraft Version | North American TB-25J Mitchell |
| C/n (msn) | 108-47680 |
| Aircraft Name | The Flying Seal |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport | San Francisco - InternationalMap |
| Region / Country | California, United States |
| Airport Codes | ICAO: KSFO IATA: SFO Local: SFO Other: - |
| Photo Date | March 1948 |
| Photo by | William T. Larkins (Bill Larkins) |
| Photo ID: | 44247 |
| Photo Comment |
|---|
| Surplus TB-25J-35-NC (ex 45-8829) executive plane "The Flying Seal" of the National Motor Bearing Company. Taken with a Graflex using my Ford Model B Coupe as a photo platform. |
B-25’s were also used for years for fire suppression, post second world war. As well as it’s cousin the A-26. Air Spray, a private aerial suppression company, used A-26’s here in Alberta and western Canada up until around 2004. The picture is from Red Deer circa early 2000’s.
