Grumman G-44 Widgeon (N144GW)

Perfect 5 star shot! Just don't see these Widgeon's flying anymore! Thank you for posting, Joe! Cheers!!

Old photo; that airplane is now N612GW. For its complete history, see here:

http://www.wdaguy.com/CN1324.html

It's had an eventful life.

There were a few of these on Lake Hood in Anchorage. Keep them up in the air. Does anyone have a picture of a Goose
Like to see one of those Big Birds.

Send that palne & crew out to CA. They are needed to help all those poor people stranded in water.

Love this...

Mike,

Thanks for the history.

To see a Widgeon still in service commercially, click on this link: http://www.ptialaska.net/~smharvey/
I chartered this one many times to get to my salmon set net site on the south end of Kodiak. Also flew lots on Kodiak Western's Grumman Gooses during the 70s. These rugged amphibs were all built during and just after WWII. Great aircraft!

Lake Agnes! Same lake where Kermit Weeks lives, and has his Fantasy of Flight museum, which is sadly closed.

It's swinging three-bladed props.
What does that say for new power?