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Old 18th Aug 2020, 23:35
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Bksmithca
 
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Originally Posted by Compass Call
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When the Buffalo was demonstrated in Oman it was found to be nowhere as good as the Caribou.
Landings into desert strips caused too much damage to the props.
It was only any good at proper airports!
Compass Call, RCAF would likely beg to differ with that comment. They used the Buffalo for SAR Work along with the Twin Otter and both these aircraft went into some very unprepared airstrips with no issues that I'm aware of?
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