Originally Posted by
izod tester
Except, of course, that that aircraft proposed by Inverted81 is (was) the DH91 Albatross. I think 6 were taken into RAF service in 1939 and used to support Iceland. At least 2 were destroyed in landing accidents at Reykjavik and on crashed at Pucklechurch. The rest were grounded later through lack of spares.
ps The same aircraft I immediately thought of when I first saw the thread title.
Awwwww sh*t, you're absolutely right. That'll teach me to fire from the hip....
Knew the plane, but got the name wrong. The Flamingo was high wing - similar to the DC-5 but better looking
