NZFF

by **cowpatz** » Wed Jul 03, 2024 8:13 pm

I really enjoyed this aircraft in P3D so I'm looking forward to rattling around in it.

by **Charl** » Wed Jul 03, 2024 9:56 pm

Other names used by the men who flew them were "The Whale", the "Curtiss Calamity", and the "plumber's nightmare

by **emfrat** » Wed Jul 03, 2024 10:00 pm

Charl wrote:
Other names used by the men who flew them were "The Whale", the "Curtiss Calamity", and the "plumber's nightmare

Didn't they perform better 'over the hump' than the C-47s?

by **cowpatz** » Thu Jul 04, 2024 9:05 am

I can remember these being used in the film “Air America” with Mel Gibson.

by **chopper_nut** » Fri Jul 05, 2024 1:40 pm

I don't recall the C46 being in that film. The C123 and the Fairchild Porters took center stage.

by **Naki** » Fri Jul 05, 2024 3:27 pm

by **chopper_nut** » Fri Jul 05, 2024 6:45 pm

A few errors in that page but yeah. C123 and Porters along with the UH1 made up most of the aircraft in that film

by **cowpatz** » Sat Jul 06, 2024 9:48 am

Yes you are correct. My bad. A long time since I last watched that movie.

by **Naki** » Sat Jul 06, 2024 12:34 pm

My memory was wrong too...I thought Mel was flying Caribous not C-123s

The next MSFS Local legend - Curtiss C46 Commando