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Recovery
of a Seabee 01
June 1952: Pilot John William Donaldson is flying a Republic Seabee
amphibian, CF-CDL (# 352) over the bush
country of Ontario, Canada. He is alone in the airplane, enjoying
the freedom of flight in true "Seabee" country... Suddenly
his heart makes a big jump; the engine changes noise!
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The
Rise and Fall of a Bee In
2008 Mr Allen K. Young donated his Republic RC-3 Seabee
amphibian N6019K (s/n 189) to Airpower Museum in Iowa.
This is the story of the hard work and dedication of the volunteers
that for two years struggled to get N6019K to fly again - to get
her from Charles City, Iowa, to her new home in Ottumwa, Iowa. Sadly, this is also the story of a
tragic loss...
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Crop
Dusting Seabee Equipped with Tyler's
patented aerial spraying rig for crop dusting, forest spraying, mosquito
eradication and other pest control operations! More...
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The
Surprising Seabee They announced that
I had made a big mistake landing there as I would not have room to get
the Seabee out again. I said they did not know what they were talking
about! More...
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Seabee
- A piece of cake! What is a proper
birthday gift for the birthday of a genuine Seabee enthusiast? More...
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Ferry
flight across the Atlantic In 1991, ferry
pilot Bill Evans flew Seabee N6055K (s/n 230) from USA to Sweden via
Canada, Greenland, Iceland and Norway. This is the story. More...
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Commodore
Air Service One of the more legendary
commercial Seabee operators in the USA is Commodore Air Service, that
operated out of the Commodore Seaplane Base in Sausalito, California.
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Lost
Seabee Found After 50 Years
On November 21st, 1957 four men and a
hunting dog disappeared with the airplane, when a Seabee flying the hunters
crashed and disappeared in bad weather. Over the past
fifty years the mysterious disappearance of the Seabee aircraft turned
to legend in the Lac Simon area. 2007, Guy Morin and Chris Koberstein
finally located
the aircraft.
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Lloyd
Atkinson And His 'Bees
Dave Atkinson remembers his father's experiences and
stories from owning three Seabees... More...
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Tex
Rankin
Charlie Spurrier tells the story of one of the saddest
days in the history of the Seabee... More...
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Seabee
Dissected
NASA looks into the future of personal air
transportation by studying the successes of the past... More...
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My
First Love
Mr. Keith Hiebert tells the stories of his dad
operating Seabees in Alaska - and why the Seabee was his first love when
he was a kid... More...
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Moody's Camp
Mr. Dennis McDowell discovered some old photos of a
strange looking airplane, when making the family photo album.
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Dr. Hankwitz'
Seabee
In 1947 Dr. Arthur Walter
Hankwitz and his wife, Ione, bought a factory fresh Republic Seabee,
NC6256K. More...
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Visiting South
Africa
Early December 2003, Steinar Saevdal visited Cape Town,
South Africa, and had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Mark Becker and seeing
Seabee ZS-ORX - the only Seabee flying in Africa. Here is the Report...
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Indiana Memories
Kent Ewing remembers his father's rebuilding of Seabee N6669K
in 1957. More...
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Herman
Kurth's Seabees
Herman Kurth tells his memories from owning three different Seabees 1957 -
1967. More...
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