[Milsurplus] Grumman Duck on silvery screen

rertman at ix.netcom.com rertman at ix.netcom.com
Mon Aug 2 14:40:48 EDT 2004


Ah, the memories!!!

Among the most prized pages in my old log book are some dual instruction received
in various Grumman amphibs...Widgeon, Goose, and Duck.  Sorry now that I didn't
get a civilian Multiengine seaplane rating on my civvy license...rarer than hen's
teeth.  :)

Dick

telegrapher at att.net wrote:
> 
> Yep.  They also used on in the pappy Boyington series on TV back in the
> 70's.   Remember seeing folks getting into and out of the bottom trap
> door.
> I might have some paper work on it showing the radio positioning.  dig
> dig..
> 
> Larry
> 
> Unserviceable but Repairable wrote:
> >
> > Murphy's War features one.  W. McQueen & O'Toole in '71
> >
> > What a miscreant that 1993 thing looks to be - there appears to have
> > been seating in the center float!
> >
> > Nothing in the movie about radio installs
> >
> > alas
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