It is more
than half a century since the last Seabee amphibian rolled off the
production lines at Republic Aviation Corp. This fact alone makes
the Seabee a historical airplane.
The Seabee was one of the most popular bushplanes and
air ambulances in the late 1940ies and in the 1950ies in countries like
Canada, Norway, Sweden and USA. Many stories can be told about
life-saving missions flown by hero Seabee pilots to rescue seriously ill
persons from remote islands and wilderness. There are also stories
of Seabee pilots making 'impossible' take offs and landings from small
lakes to bring in supplies to hunters and trappers - and to fly out
their catches.
Even today, year 2004, a few Seabees are still
earning their keep commercially - as bushplanes, air taxis and school
planes! In the World of Aviation, probably only the DC-3 transports
have had longer commercial careers than the Seabees...
Even if the Seabees seem to last forever, fortunately
some Seabees have been retired to be preserved for the future.
This section of the Seabee web-site will list all Seabees known to be
stored, preserved and displayed in Museums, as Gate Guards, at malls,
parks etc.
If you have any information, photos or corrections on
any Seabee on display, please contact Webmaster at e-mail: seabee@c2i.net
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Republic Seabees On
Display |
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| C/N |
Reg. No: |
Location: |
Remarks: |
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N87482 (s/n 33)
The Hiller Aviation Museum, California, USA
Photo: © Roger Cain 1999
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| 33 |
N87482 |
The
Hiller Aviation Museum;
601 Skyway Road
San Carlos, CA 94070
USA
Tel: (650) 654-0200
Fax: (650) 654-0220
E-mail: museum@hiller.org
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Displayed
in Main Gallery, hanging in wires from the ceiling.
N87482 is still
on US CAR to Wes H. Stetson, Pleasant Hill, CA, USA (1976.06.08). |
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107
408
940
1054 |
N87521
N87547
N6208K
N28CB
N36WT |
Philadelphia
Seaplane Museum;
Philadelphia Seaplane Base
97 Wanamaber Avenue
Essington, PA 19024
USA
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This
museum/SPB was run by Bob Mills. It is believed that this museum
is closed and that most Seabees have been sold? |
| 135 |
CF-DYJ |
Canadian
Museum of Flight;
Hangar 3, Langley Airport
#200 - 5333 216th Street
Langley, British Columbia
Canada V2Y 2N3
Tel: (604) 532-0035
Fax: (604) 532-0056
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Seabee
not on display. Stored or sold? |
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C-GCEK (s/n 149)
Stored at Reynolds-Aberta Museum, September 2004
Photo: © Ian D. Johnson
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| 149 |
C-GCEK |
Reynolds-Alberta
Museum;
P.O. Box 6360
Wetaskiwin, Alberta
Canada T9A 2G1
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N87596 (s/n 165)
Key West, Florida
Photo: © via John P. Hooper
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| 165 |
N87596 |
Conch
Republic Trading Co;
725 Duval Street
Key West, FL 33040-7403
USA
Formerly H.T.
Chittum's Mercantile Store;
725 Duval Street
Key West, FL 33040
USA
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Displayed
inside clothing store. Red/white paint scheme and marked
N87596. Prepared by Henry Ruzakowski in 1989. Ruzakowski is
still listed in US CAR as the owner...!
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I-SIBI (s(n 331)
in the mid-seventies at Vizzola, Caproni
Museum's previous location.
Photo: © Franco Zanaboni
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| 331 |
I-SIBI |
Stored in Trento for 'Museo Aeronautico
Caproni di Taledo', Milano, Italy.
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Ex
HB-SEA. Aero Club "Giuseppe Ghislanzoni" di Como. |
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N6202K (s/n 398)
The Mid Atlantic Air Museum, Pennsylvania, USA
Photo: © courtesy Daniel L. Berek
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| 398 |
N6202K |
The
Mid Atlantic Air Museum;
P O Box 105
Middletown, PA 17057
USA
11 Museum Drive
Reading, PA 19605
Tel: (610) 372-7333
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1995-09-04
registered on US CAR to Mid Atlantic Air Museum. |
540
739 |
N6317K
N6485K |
Museum
of American Aircraft;
21015 Skywest Drive
Hayward, CA 94541
USA
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This
collection was owned by Mike E. Coutches who was sadly injured when one
of his Pinto jets crashed near Hayward on 19 July 1987. |
| 710 |
CF-JLC |
The
British Columbia Aviation Museum;
1910 Norseman Road
Sidney, British Columbia
Canada V8L 5V5
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Donated
to the Museum by Henry & Frank Norie in 1991. |
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N6461K (s/n 712)
Cradle of Aviation Museum, 25 May 2003
Photo: © Derek Linder
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| 712 |
N6461K |
Cradle
of Aviation Museum;
Postal address:
One Davis Avenue
Garden City, NY 11530
USA
Street address:
Lindbergh Blvd.
Garden City, NY 11530
USA
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Donated
to the Museum by Leo
Hausman. |
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N6518K (s/n 784)
Modesto, California, USA
24 December 2006
Photo: © courtesy Thomas F. Hillier
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| 784 |
N6518K |
Hillier
Air Museum;
700 Tioga Drive, Hangar 7,
Modesto, CA 95354,
USA.
Phone: 209-526-8297
Phone: 209-985-9000
URL: http://www.hillierairmuseum.com/
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Flying
exhibit, owned by Mr. Thomas F. Hillier. |
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N6525K (s/n 791)
Manitowoc County Airport, Wisconsin 2006
Photo: © Ian Callier
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| 791 |
N6525K |
Manitowoc
County Airport (KMTW);
Wisconsin, USA
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Mounted
on pylon outside airport. |
| 803 |
N6537K |
Southern
Museum of Flight;
4343 73rd Street North
Birmingham, AL 35206
USA
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| 822 |
CF-DKG |
Canadian
Bushplane Heritage Centre;
50 Pim Street
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Canada P6A 3G4
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Acquired
Airdale Flying Services in 1999? Displayed in yellow/black color
scheme. |
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Seabee 'B-61' displayed at Israeli AF Museum
Photo: © Erez S.
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| 834 |
B-61 |
The
Israel Air Force Museum; Hatzerim, Army Postal Office Box 02832,
Beer Sheva
Israel
Tel:972 7 906 428
Fax: 972 7 906 314.
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Ex
N6564K (ex Robert Hebron). The original Seabee
(N6731K/VQ-PAV/IDFAF B-61 s/n 1019) was one of the first aircraft of
IDFAF.
Israeli Seabee history. |
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CF-FSG (s/n 919)
"Desperate Dick's & Durty Nellie's Bar and
Grill"
Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada
July 2006
Photo: © Trevor McTavish
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| 919 |
CF-FSG |
Desperate
Dick's & Durty Nellie's Bar and Grill
12 First Avenue S., Box 176,
Sioux Lookout, Ontario P8T 1A3
Canada
Tel: 807-737-4800
Fax: 807-737-2139 or 737-4145
E-mail: dickandnellies@bellnet.ca
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| 973 |
VT-CST |
Australia's
Museum of Flight;
HMAS Albatross
489 Albatross Road
Nowra, NSW
Australia
Tel: 02-44241920
Fax: 02-44241999
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Ex
India Seabee! Hull only? |
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N6705K (s/n 988)
The New England AIr Museum
Windsor Locks, CT, USA, May 2004
Photo: © Derek Linder
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| 988 |
N6705K |
The
New England Air Museum;
Bradley International Airport
Windsor Locks, CT 06096
USA
Tel: (860) 623-3305
Fax: (860) 627-2820
E-mail: staff@neam.org
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Donated
to the Museum by owner Romeo A. Lalli's widow. Displayed in Museum
on a cermony held on 28 July 1989, celebratiing P. H. Spencer. |
| 992 |
N6709K |
National
Air and Space Museum;
7th and Independence Ave, SW
Washington, D.C. 20560
USA
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Donated
to the Museum by Robert N. Stine and Alexander D. MacCallum. Delivered
to Hyde Field, Maryland, on September 6, 1984. The airplane is
currently stored at the Garber Facility at Suitland, Maryland.
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| ? |
? |
"A
Place Called Mango"
Orlando, Florida
USA
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Seabee
wreck restored by Henry Ruzakowski for display at a clothing store. |
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CF-FCD
Stored outdoor Western Canada Aviation Museum
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada August 2007
Photo: © courtesy George Chomokovski
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| ? |
CF-FCD |
Western
Canada Aviation Museum;
958 Ferry Rd.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada R3H 0Y8
Tel: (204) 786-5503
Fax: (204) 775-4761
Email: info@wcam.mb.ca
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Stored
outdoor. |
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Seabee displayed at
Congo
River Golf & Exploration Co.
Orlando - International Drive, Florida, USA
12 April 2005
Photo: © Derek Heley
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| ? |
? |
Congo
River Golf & Exploration Co.
6312 International Drive
Orlando, Florida
USA
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An
unidentified Zebra-colored Seabee is displayed in a 'Congo River' crash
scene in an Orlando miniature golf course.
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Unknown Republic Seabee
Mason Bowling Center, Leominster, MA, USA
Photo: © Peter Sargent
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| ? |
? |
Mason
Bowling Center
640 N Main Street
Leominster, MA 01453
USA
Tel: (978) 537-7064 |
Seabee
mounted on poles outside a bowling center, a few blocks away from
Fitchburg Municipal Airport in Leominster, MA. |
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Seabee displayed at Runaway Bay Mini Golf
Tupelo Bay Golf Center
Garden City, South Carolina, USA
Photo: © Daniel L. Berek
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| ? |
? |
Runaway
Bay Miniature Golf
Tupelo Bay Golf Center
1800 Business 17 South
Garden City, SC 29576
(843) 215-1038 |
An
unidentified multi-colored Seabee is displayed in this South Carolina
36-hole Jamaican-themed miniature golf course, a part of the Tupelo Bay
Golf Center, south of Myrtle Beach. "Jamaican Me Crazy"
is painted on the fuselage sides. |
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Unidentified Republic Seabee stored at
The Memorial Military Museum
Campbellford, Ontario, Canada
Photo: ©courtesy Mike R. Henniger 2006-06-08
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| ? |
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The
Memorial Military Museum
c/o Harold Carlaw
Campbellford, Ontario K0L 1L0
Canada
Tel: 705-653-4848
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An
unidentified Seabee wreck is stored outdoor. |
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