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Scott Harrold
You just never know ......
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While renting a Harley Davidson in Saint Helena, CA - I was sitting at Mike, the shop owner's old wooden desk in his open area office, when I glanced down and saw this picture under his glass. This su
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Sep 13, 2020
Scott Harrold
Pan American’s Sikorsky S-42 Painting
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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
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Apr 12, 2020
Scott Harrold
A friendly Reminder .....
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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
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Sep 30, 2019
Scott Harrold
A small fleet of Grumman Goose still flying in BC, Canada.
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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,
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Mar 9, 2019
Scott Harrold
Just came back from Orlando for meetings and saw JB's Albatross. One way to keep float plane history in front of millions of tourists.
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Jan 20, 2019
Jan Burden
Charlie Blair Memory
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I worked for Air Boats from April 1968 to November 1968 in ticketing, maintenance, and as STT station manager before going to over to Pan Am as an operations representative at the airport. I really en
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Dec 11, 2018
Scott Harrold
A little history hanging in VNY
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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
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Sep 15, 2018
tom anusewicz
Do you have a story of those days from long ago?
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Gooses & Mallard at the Christiansted, St. Croix Seaplane Ramp
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Jun 13, 2018
Sky Aviation
The Corporate Goose / Air Boat
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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,
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Mar 11, 2018
eric m
Great memories
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Thanks for making this site, I flew on a few AAB flights Fajardo-St.croix, around 1974, I was just a kid, my father worked at the refinery in st.croix. I remember riding in the co-pilots seat and the
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Jun 4, 2020
Scott Harrold
Flying Boats continue to make a huge difference.
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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
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Mar 31, 2020
grumman365ps
Charles & Maureen's 18-ft cabin cruiser?
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I was told that sometime around the late 1960s Charles and Maureen purchased an 18-foot cabin cruiser, that my father had built a few years earlier from plans sold by the "Glen L" company. I vaguely
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Aug 24, 2019
Stephen Bell
All that's left are the memories.
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Jan 20, 2019
Ralph Fuller
Unexpected visitor
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I worked for AAB from 1973 to about 1980. 4 years in STT and the remainder in STX. one morning, coming in to work at the STT ramp, I spotted something in the water at the bottom of the ramp close to t
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Jan 17, 2019
Stephen Bell
St. Croix Base
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Nov 26, 2018
tom anusewicz
If you see someone, say something!
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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.
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Jun 13, 2018
tom anusewicz
AAB Forum
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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.
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May 30, 2018
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