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Facebook was a basket of fruit this morning.

LMAO....

"Is that legal? I don't know, but it's fun!"
"Let's do some scenery. Oh no... these are pilots.... "
 
Thanks Farmboy, I read the DC-3 article and it brought tears to my eyes. Some Russophobians should read it too!!!!!
 
I went to Surgut on Google Maps and found this picture. I wonder if this could be the new home of the DC-3? Definitely an airport. Looks like lots of oil and gas wells in the area.
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Perhaps! A lot more water than I ever expected. I guess my lack of knowledge regarding Russian landscape.


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A lot more water than I ever expected.
Here's a shot of a bigger area. The airport is dead center and just along a river.
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So this just showed up today.

No, I've no idea, but there's lots of humor in the comment section.


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Glenn, to quote (and modify your by-line)

"Optimism is backing this boat off the beach and thinking you are going to stay dry"

Randy
 
So since the aircraft is now essentially cargo being held afloat by the boat, it might make for an interesting maritime salvage claim.
 
Obviously the front gear is gone and the prop, and maybe the engine? In which case the boat might hold it? Hmmm.

sj
 
There's gotta be photos of it pushed off the shore. Weight is almost centered _if_ it still has an engine, which based on it's attitude I'd tend to think it does.

It's a Carolina Skiff, which is full foam filled... flat bottom... never know, might have done just fine.
 
A few years ago the FAA had a major outage near Chicago and no one could fly over Lake Michigan or Ontario enroute to the Northeast. I flew commercial from Colorado back east and there was an aerial freeway as we merged with the traffic coming 'round the corner south of Chicago. For once I stayed awake.
 
I don't have a lot of time but I fell into looking at the pictures part of that story... Glad I took that time.. it made me fall in love with Lydia and appreciate the people who did that work to bring her back to the flying world. Very Cool.
 
Happened across a group page called Forgotten Transport of America, with quite a few photos of very cool old/new air sleds - Prop driven wingless ski mobiles.

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