Depicted below is the painting by Kenneth W. Thompson. It appeared in the company brochures to market Pan Am’s routes. The painting was displayed in Juan Trippe’s office in New York. Came across thi

In Carlsbad Jet Center ( CRQ ) , and with a quick glance I see on the wall see some welcomed history on a poster that reminded me of the Flying Boats, Hawaii and all the work you do for this site Tom

Following some very unfortunate accidents involving two separate Grumman Goose G21A aircraft in 2008, and the growth of the Regional Airline "land aircraft" flight schedule, a new airline division,

Tom, Thought you would appreciate this piece of art work hanging in my room at the VNY airport, California. The history of Air Boats never seem to leave us. Always appreciate your fine work on this s

Gooses & Mallard at the Christiansted, St. Croix Seaplane Ramp

For many years in British Columbia, Canada, the Grumman Goose was the workhorse on the coastline. This fellow ”Air Boat” did everything from RCMP police work, commercial passenger travel, forest work,

A good friend of mine called me the other day just to make sure all was well during this COVID-19 pandemic. That reminded me of his adventurous new job, and the aircraft he was flying. Rob, was a Chi

Looking to increase our contact of past employees and friends of AAB. We know that many have passed and we will still try to tell each story the best we can. It is never to late to tell a story.

As I continue to work on this website, I thought a forum rather than Blog would work much better. I hope that you will join the conversation, add photos or stories here. Ask questions.