This forum acts as a meeting point for the enthusiast, historian and scale modeler to share information in the form of photographs, plans and written details covering the history and operations of the world's Flying Boats.
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:08 pm Post subject: Hi Everyone and.......... CANT Z-501
Hi Everyone.....
May I say to our host ,Bryan, that this is a very original site and a great forum which, am sure, will be enjoyed by all aircraft enthusiasts. Flying Boats were quite wonderful but by the time I was kiking my age of awareness they were history( at least for the big jobs!!). Amazing to see these beautiful planes land and take off in the water but I guess it was a "scary" experience at best as a passenger and a great "uplifting" adventure for the pilots......I flew a lot with my old Piper Cherokee over water, but with the three wheel fixed landing gear I had much respect for it and kept my distance. I also have been making "wood" scale models for over 50 years and am presently making a "strange" SM-99 (plans found here). I will be pasting some pics later on. I the mean time I salute you all from Panama and here are some pics of a tiny 1:100 scale Italian CANT Z-501 used as a search and rescue aircraft in the Mediterranean during WW2. Their story is of great men saving many pilots both Italians and British after the terrible sea battles in those waters......
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing and keep up the great work! _________________ "No landing ground is necessary for a flying boat, and because water covers two-thirds of the earth it has more advantages than any other machine: a combination of Icarus successful and the dolphin tamed." - Alan Sillitoe, The Lost Flying Boat
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