Topic: catalinas at greenland 1949

[strynboen]

Danish airforce..old movies...close to the northpole..
http://www.forsvaret.tv/#!/video/E1D74AB9
http://www.forsvaret.tv/#!/video/A05D4402 us base vas taken over after the war..so the us vas on greenland in ww2..not just at island

[Killer Canary]

Did those Cats see any action in the war?

[strynboen]

yes a lot.

.the British used it too..it vas a cat vho faund bismack in the Atlantic..(.not otto fon Bismarck)..but the ship

[Don R]

 Lots of action the Pacific, searching for the Japanese navy and Rescuing Allied Sailors and Airmen.

[demon78]

First flight, scared the hell out of us sounds like you are landing on rough crushed stone rather than water.
Bill the demon

[strynboen]

is the bottom aluminium or fabric??..have seen some clip from erly modells filled up vith vater inside to test for teightnes..looked like there vas no alu in the body..but then...can fabric hold a rouf vater landing...vater is like beton/  at 120 kmt..dont you can survive to fall aut of a plane and land in vater..you get hammered to death