Civilian Aviation

Hi,
we do not see many float equipped aircraft here in the UK. My first sightings were at The London Plane Show, held on The Southbank, back in May 1973.
Present were G-BAUL Schweizer Teal, and G-BASO Lake LA-4.
In 1980, they mowed the grass at the site of Croydon Aerodrome, and held a show. Float equipped DH82A Tiger Moth G-AIVW did some flypasts.
Thought I would start a theme topic for any float/amphibian aircraft photographed here in the UK.
I can think of Teals, Lakes, Grumman Goose, Widgeon, Sunderland, etc. even the Saunders-Roe SR45 Princess flying Boat.
A few old scans, and a few newer to kick off. Hope it is a bit different and of interest.
Pete

Lake LA-4 G-BASO 2 Southbank by London Eye, on Flickr


DH82A Tiger G-AIVW Croydon by London Eye, on Flickr

Thurston TSC-1 Teal G-OWET Cranfield (2) by London Eye, on Flickr

Lake LA-250 N84219 Farnborough by London Eye, on Flickr

Lake LA-250 G-LAKE 1 Biggin Hill by London Eye, on Flickr

Pereira Osprey G-CCCW Sywell by London Eye, on Flickr

Cessna 206 G-OLLS Sywell by London Eye, on Flickr

Very good but so obscure subject !! The only photos I can think of are this Cessna at Norwich during July 2012 .....
Keith

G-DRAM.

I am pretty sure this is the only one I have, from Old Warden last October
8241 Christen A-1 Husky G-WATR by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

(unless I have something very old that I've forgotten about - time will tell!)

thanks for starting another interesting topic
Andy




EDIT: I had forgotten one obvious one!.....
5266 catalina by sickbag_andy, on Flickr

Very interesting topic and one I can add something to

First a couple of photos of Cessna 208 G-MDJE, both taken at Cranfield (the obvious place to find aircraft with floats)
G-MDJE by Alex Edwards, on Flickr

IMG_4568 by Alex Edwards, on Flickr

and a couple more of G-DLAK, again both taken at Cranfield
IMG_3893 by Alex Edwards, on Flickr

IMG_3985 by Alex Edwards, on Flickr

Does this count ? a tiddler kit aircraft seen at Beccles during May 2012 ??

How about 'OSSA'S ARK' N28V landing at Norwich 30 August 2010 ..,.. weather diversion from Duxford !

G-ESSL Cessna 182 - Culdrose Airday 2014

G-ESSL by Phil Salter, on Flickr

Phil

G-SIVW by Alan Bushell, on Flickr

G-SIVW at Redhill in September 2015

VH-RZA by Alan Bushell, on Flickr

VH-RZA Lake Buccaneer at Gatwick August 1965 scanned from one of my old negs

I thought I was in the same (flying) boat as Andy, with only an almost identical shot of the Husky departing Old Warden and hundreds of Catalina pics. Had to think outside the box and came up with these two from a visit to Hendon in Feb 2010, that have both been civvie registered as some point.

Supermarine Stranraer ex CF-BXO


Supermarine Seagull - ex VH-ALB


Cheers,
Oz

PS - Keith, I just saw G-DRAM on BBC2 as I was posting this!

An oldy from me.....

Short Sandringham VH-BRC at Lee on Solent, July 1982

G-PBYA Vickers-Canada Canso A Catalina Aircraft Ltd RIAT Fairford 11 July 2014

G-PBYA RIAT Fairford 11 July 2014 by ACW367, on Flickr

G-PBYA RIAT Fairford 11 July 2014 by ACW367, on Flickr

G-ESSL Cessna 182R Floatplane Euro Seaplane Services Blackbushe 11 December 2010

G-ESSL Blackbushe 11 December 2010 by ACW367, on Flickr

And again three years later 8 December 2013

G-ESSL Blackbushe 8 December 2013 by ACW367, on Flickr

G-PBYA training at Duxford in May last year...
Consolidated Catalina PBV-1A - Duxford - 020524 (2) by Professor M, on Flickr

G-BASO Lake LA 4 Buccaneer Guernsey 1997

G-OSMR Lake LA 4 Buccaneer 1999

N14021 Lake La-250 Guernsey 1993


N3JY/N23ML (same aircraft) Grumman HU16b Albatross Guernsey

Husky Floatplane at Duxford in May 2023
Christen Aviat A-1 Husky | G-WATR by Professor M, on Flickr

Pair of Buffalo Airways CL-215s which were resident at St Athan for a short while in 2013.

C-FAYU Canadair CL-215 Buffalo Airways by Tom Gibbons, on Flickr

C-FAYN Canadair CL-215 Buffalo Airways by Tom Gibbons, on Flickr

Loch Lomond Seaplanes Cessna Caravan G-LAUD pictured in September 2020

G-LAUD Cessna 208 Caravan 1 Loch Lomond Seaplanes by Tom Gibbons, on Flickr

Cheers, Tom

Catalina at Duxford this week...
Consolidated Catalina PBV-1A | G-PBYA | Plane Sailing by Professor M, on Flickr

D-ERNC Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub, Humberside 29.08.2017.


N167KQ Quest Kodiak 100, Humberside 21.10.2022.

Viking Air DHC-6-400 Twin Otter sn 993 C-FVDH by Dan W, on Flickr

DSC_0728 by Dan W, on Flickr

DSC_0721 by Dan W, on Flickr

DSC_0723 by Dan W, on Flickr