Republic Seabees in Argentina

Republic Seabees in Argentina

LV-??? Photo: Nigel Hitchman 09 March 2006

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Aeroclub Mar Del Plata Airfield
03 March 2006
Photo: © courtesy Nigel Hitchman

Hi Steinar,

At last Ive remembered to send you those Seabee pictures! I don’t have them on my computer, so had to connect up my backup disk to find them.

Unfortunately I don’t know the identity of either, if you find out pls let me know.

You are free to use them on your website with me credited as the photographer.

The pictures with this email were taken at Mar Del Plata Aeroclub airfield in March 2006, I also saw the aircraft in the same place 3 or 4 years earlier, stored in a hangar with an Aero 45 and a couple of PA-11 frames!

I’ll send the other pictures in another email as this one is already big.

Cheers

Nigel
E-mail from Nigel Hitchman
03 February 2009

LV-YCF Photo: Nigel Hitchman 09 March 2006

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Sierra de los Padres
03 March 2006
Photo: © courtesy Nigel Hitchman

This is the other Seabee I saw, this was about 15 miles from Mar Del Plata Aeroclub, at a place called Sierra De La Padres (correct is Sierra de los Padres), its part of the collection of Adolfo T Cobreros, so I was told. Apart from that I know nothing, I was taken there by someone from Mar Del Plata.

Cheers

Nigel

E-mail from Nigel Hitchman
03 February 2009

Sources: Francisco Hallbritter, Tulio Soto, Wilman Fuentes, Tabaré Ifrán, Mario E. Overall.


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LV-NRN Photo: via Heriberto Jorge ("Ari") Masel

Very little is known about the history of the Argentina Seabees! If you can help with any information or photos, please contact webmaster Steinar Saevdal at e-mail:

S	Photo:	Reg. Mk:	S/N:	Delivered:	Remarks:
U		LV-NOV LV-AGZ LV-FEZ	155	1946/12/02	Doaida Financiera y Commercial, Srl, Buenos Aires.
U		LV-NQI	366	1947/02/26	Doaida Financiera y Commercial, Srl, Buenos Aires.
U		LV-NRN	367	1947/02/28	Doaida Financiera y Commercial, Srl, Buenos Aires.
U		LV-NWW	892	1947/06/04	Ex N6619K Turbay & Soler Aero Ind. y Comm., Buenos Aires. Stored at Aeroclub Mar Del Plata.
U		LV-ROU LV-YCE	982	1947/11/03	Ex (N6699K) Turbay & Soler Aero Ind. y Comm., Buenos Aires.
U		LV-ROV LV-YCF	983	1947/11/05	Ex (N6700K) Turbay & Soler Aero Ind. y Comm., Buenos Aires. Stored at Sierra de los Padres.
U		LV-ROW LV-YCG	984	1947/11/05	Ex N6701K Turbay & Soler Aero Ind. y Comm., Buenos Aires. Destroyed in Boa Vista (Amazon jungle) circa 1974. Used for spares by Mr. Gunars Cukurs, Brazil?
U		LV-ROX	985	1947/11/07	Ex (N6702K) Turbay & Soler Aero Ind. y Comm., Buenos Aires.

	Crashed (C) / Scrapped/Destroyed (D)
	Confirmed flying (F)
	Unknown (U)/ Restoration (R) / Stored (S) / Exported (E).

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LV-NWW Aeroclub Mar Del Plata Airfield 03 March 2006 Photo: © courtesy Nigel Hitchman

LV-YCF Sierra de los Padres 03 March 2006 Photo: © courtesy Nigel Hitchman

LV-NRN Argentina Photo: © via Heriberto Jorge ("Ari") Masel

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Aeroclub Mar Del Plata Airfield
03 March 2006
Photo: © courtesy Nigel Hitchman

LV-YCF
Sierra de los Padres
03 March 2006
Photo: © courtesy Nigel Hitchman

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Argentina
Photo: © via Heriberto Jorge ("Ari") Masel