Catalina - the flying yacht
Discussion
If anyone had spoken severely to the Saudis what do you think would have happened?
"Begone infidel swine and forget taking any Arab Oil with you
And forget those nice shiny aeroplanes/ tanks/ ships/ holiday home builds you thought we would buy off you
Ah, you are sorry for that evil insinuation, good
So here's an order for twenty more shiny aeroplanes for your good manners
infidel!"
No one dares tell them to do anything
"Begone infidel swine and forget taking any Arab Oil with you
And forget those nice shiny aeroplanes/ tanks/ ships/ holiday home builds you thought we would buy off you
Ah, you are sorry for that evil insinuation, good
So here's an order for twenty more shiny aeroplanes for your good manners
infidel!"
No one dares tell them to do anything
Eric Mc said:
The UK based Catalina offers part shares for anyone who is interested.
£17.5k a go.http://www.catalina.org.uk/buy-a-catalina-share
Fishtigua said:
That's cheaper than running my boat! What a bargain.Hooli said:
K50 DEL said:
Is my brain having a fart or did Dirk Pitt not have and fly one of these in the Clive Cussler books?
He did indeed. Now I'm trying to remember which book, I think it might have been several. Doesn't he dogfight with a WW1 Albatross at the start of one book?K50 DEL said:
Hooli said:
K50 DEL said:
Is my brain having a fart or did Dirk Pitt not have and fly one of these in the Clive Cussler books?
He did indeed. Now I'm trying to remember which book, I think it might have been several. Doesn't he dogfight with a WW1 Albatross at the start of one book?I've got every single Pitt book and sadly the Catalina doesn't make another appearance as Pitt's transport. The Ford Trimotor stars several times in later books though, if that's what you're thinking of
Simpo Two said:
Albatros downed by a Catalina? Was the Albatros flown by a vegetarian civil servant?
Not sure if you're aware, but this is a work of fiction not a true story book.And yes, in the story, the Catalina's greater speed is used to repeatedly get alongside the Albatros, to put several rifle rounds into its engine out of one of the hull windows. The Albatros then staggers off out to sea (the battle having taken place over a Mediterranean island) and crashes.
The Catalina's pilot is a daredevil ex-USAF major, and the Albatros is being flown by the amateur pilot henchman of a Blofeld-like evil villain
Edited by ChemicalChaos on Sunday 25th January 17:54
Dr Jekyll said:
Fishtigua said:
It's Dirk Pitt, THE most unbelievable hero ever written. Dross by any measure.
+1Swallows and Amazons for grown ups, but rather less intelligent.
I will agree that they went downhill once Clive Cussler started actually putting himself as a character into them but I still wouldn't call them dross, there's a lot worse out there!
A Bit like Tom Clancy, his later books (the Op Force series) are garbage compared to the early ones.
K50 DEL said:
Dr Jekyll said:
Fishtigua said:
It's Dirk Pitt, THE most unbelievable hero ever written. Dross by any measure.
+1Swallows and Amazons for grown ups, but rather less intelligent.
Not sure I'd read any twice though.
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