amphibian

This picture shows the amphibian version of the Albatros Renn-Eindecker (RE) - German for racing monoplane. This floatpplane version had wheels which could be retracted. As prescribed in the rules of the German Bodensee seaplane contest 1913 the machines had to start from land and land on water. Hence this amphibian construction. The name of the Albatros firm can just be seen in the biggest scan on the side of the fuselage. The design of this machine was by the young and brilliant Ernst Heinkel, then chief designer of Albatros. A good way to identify this machine is Albatros Racing Monoplane (1913) - Amphibian construction (Ernst Heinkel design)

This is the blister gun position on a Consolidated PBY Catalina, identified by its unique shape and in the rear of the image the parasol wing arrangement of the aircraft.

Agreed.

This is the portside (left) blister, looking towards the front of the plane.

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PBY-5A (patrol bomber consolidated aircraft co.), October 1941 - January 1945, Hydraulically-actuated, retractable tricycle landing gear for amphibious operation. Introduced tail gun position, replaced bow single gun position with bow "eyeball" turret equipped with twin .30 machine guns (some later units), improved armor, self-sealing fuel tanks. Prior to the PBY-5, PBY 1, 2, 3 & 4's were true Seaplane's, designed & equipped only for water landing's & takeoff's. The name of Catalina I, IA, IB, II, IIA, IIIA, IVA, IVB & VI, was used only by the British Commonwealth, though later adopted by everyone else after the war. USN & USCG Aviation Crews called the PBY's either "Cats" (day) or "Black Cats" (night) for Combat Missions or "Dumbo" for Air-Sea Rescue Missions. USAAC's designation for the PBY was, OA-10, OA-10A, & OA-10B & GST by the Soviets.

The aircraft shown is a Consolidated PBY patrol bomber. The "louvers" at the front of the aircraft are actually a Venetian blind that covers a transparent observer's window. The blinds helped to protect the window from seawater damage, and were opened in flight. The "landing gear" on this aircraft are actually "beaching gear," which were attached to the aircraft after landing on the water so that it could taxi up a ramp onto the shore. Later models of the PBY had retractable landing gear and could land or takeoff on runways as well as on the water.

Catalina...wow...it was a stunning airplane

Its a PBY-3 note the plane's behind it has the Round Rudder on them

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Awesome !


Nice shot