Unsung Hero

[HawkerTempest5]

Whilst it may not have been the most glamorous of aircraft, the Supermarine Walrus still made a major contribution to the Allied war effort and saved the lives of many downed airmen.

Dawn patrol.

Coming to the rescue, the Walrus comes in for a water landing.

Splash down.

All at sea.

Take off.

With the airmen aboard, the Walrus turns for home.


Heading along the South coast of England.

Hard landing, over the runway.

Truly Amphibious! The Walrus on the tarmac.

Most people associate the names R. J. Mitchell and Supermarine with the Spitfire, but long before his fighter was winning the battle for the skies over Europe, Mitchell and Supermarine were famous for building seaplanes.
Obsolete, underpowered and often unarmed, the Walrus put itself in harms way, often under enemy fire and on heavy seas, to rescue downed airmen at sea. A true Unsung Hero.

Supermarine Walrus by Mike Stone for FS2K2/4 at SimOuthouse.

[GeForce]

Good stuff Tempest, although not my preferred type of aircraft

Jon

[FLYING_TRUCKER]

Well Done and Said Tempest

A truly GREAT AEROPLANE!!!!

No conflict is ever won by fighter aircraft alone.

Cheers....Happy Landings...Doug

[FLYING_TRUCKER]

Oh by the way Tempest....Glamorous is in the eye of the beholder

Myself...I like Bi-planes and Tri-planes, rag and tube.

Please, Please keep posting this sort of thing....I think it is fantastic.

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

[lemoncat]

exellent shots of a great looking plane..love it

[Jared]

Only one word: WOW!  :o

[Rifleman]

Thanks for this eye-opener Rog, I think this is one I have get into my hangar now...........

[Daz]

hmm probably the most ugliest aircraft i have ever seen but if it does the job better because of that then its a great aircraft

ps great shots

[ATI_7500]

What an ugly aircraft......but I wouldn't care about its look if it came and saved me from the cold and rough Atlantic ocean.

[ozzy72]

Nice and strangely different Roger

Mark

[Mike Thurman]

Nice shots

Hmm,

Werid plane, very weird

But the model and textures look great!

[HawkerTempest5]

Thanks for all the comments chaps Myself I've always had a soft spot for the good old Walrus.

[Hagar]

Nice one Tempest.

The good old Walrus. Never seen one myself but they were operated from my local airport during WWII. Strangely enough I was chatting to an old friend I bumped into at Shoreham this morning - told me he had his first flight in one when he was in the A.T.C.* He had to leave before I could ask what it was like.

*This must have been some time ago as he's older than Fozzer.

[HawkerTempest5]

Nice one Tempest.

The good old Walrus. Never seen one myself but they were operated from my local airport during WWII. Strangely enough I was chatting to an old friend I bumped into at Shoreham this morning - told me he had his first flight in one when he was in the A.T.C.* He had to leave before I could ask what it was like.

*This must have been some time ago as he's older than Fozzer.

So that would make the good old Walrus older than the Wright Flyer
Hagar old chap, I think there is a Walrus at Hendon. Or is that a Seagull

[Hagar]

So that would make the good old Walrus older than the Wright Flyer

Good one. LOL  ;D

Hagar old chap, I think there is a Walrus at Hendon. Or is that a Seagull

Same thing. The Walrus was originally named the Seagull V.
http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/supermarine-seagull-v.htm
I've seen them in museums but never in their element. This would be quite a sight. Wish I'd been there.

When a Walrus was to to be test flown, Flt. Lt. Pickering, when the tide was high, would start up and gently ease down the ramp into the river and take off over the ferries that crossed the river, sometimes scaring the pants off the crews who quite often shook their fist to him, this amused him and would make remarks about it. At the finish of the test he would fly very low over the river, by low I mean about 300 feet or so, in front of the flight shed and loop the Walrus to signal that it had passed the test, if not, he would just land and return up the slip and it would be worked upon. If you havent seen a Walrus looped, you havent lived.

http://members.aol.com/famjustin/Westonbio.html