Another What Might Have been!
Having just reread my Big Book on Saunders Roe ( not just looked at the pictures) and then idly working my way through this thread, I had this vision of the three Princess Flying Boats (re-engined with Tynes and possibly with RATO fittings) sitting on Sproat Lake with the three Martin Mars (now what a sight that would have been).
Having this sort of fantasy indicates post-Farnham Beerex withdrawl symptoms.
However back to the start of the thread:
The fact the DC10 has reach the stage in its in-service life where it is being considered for Water Bomber Conversion has made me feel suddenly very old. It doesn't seem long ago that I was standing on the tarmac watching the delivery of G-BEBL and GBEBM, brand new and gleaming!
Finally other than the Canadair/Bombardier CL215 and variants offering, how many other Aircraft have been designed as Water Bombers from new?