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Title: AMtorg GST Post by: Azagtoth on May 23, 2011, 06:12:53 PM This is cry for help.I desperatley need any resource, photos or data considering GST in Soviet service.Also, i found somewhere that they were used
for reconaissance in Black sea by the navy.Anything would be of help, because i only have few very murky photos. Thanks! Title: Re: AMtorg GST Post by: John Thompson on May 23, 2011, 10:43:07 PM What are you looking for, exactly? Searching with Google, using Amtorg GST, turns up a few things, but I'm guessing you tried that already. The GST was a licence-built Russian version of the Consolidated PBY-1 with Tumanskii radial engines (it says!), but I'm sure there must have been other differences. Unfortunately, even Gunston's "Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft 1875 - 1995" doesn't have very much information on this aircraft. He does mention 2 - 3 UBT machine guns as armament, and provision for up to 3 tonnes of underwing stores.
Welcome to the forum, by the way! John Title: Re: AMtorg GST Post by: John Thompson on May 23, 2011, 11:10:48 PM How about this? Seems pretty detailed.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PBY/message/18863?var=1 Photo of engine cowling faces, etc.: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/125/consolidatedamtorggst02hi9.jpg/ Maybe try a search in Russian Cyrillic text? John Title: Re: AMtorg GST Post by: xan on May 23, 2011, 11:53:12 PM If spokito pass here he mounted one , he can have documentation...
I'm going to look for him! Xan Title: Re: AMtorg GST Post by: learstang on May 24, 2011, 12:31:20 AM How about this? Seems pretty detailed. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PBY/message/18863?var=1 Photo of engine cowling faces, etc.: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/125/consolidatedamtorggst02hi9.jpg/ Maybe try a search in Russian Cyrillic text? John That looks like a ShKAS in the nose turret. Regards, Jason Title: Re: AMtorg GST Post by: Azagtoth on May 24, 2011, 09:34:21 AM Thanks a lot...this photo is new to me...and yes, i turned google upside down to find anything.
Also i cannot seem to find if "civilian" GSTs were used in patrol duty, or were they pressed into naval arsenal... Title: Re: AMtorg GST Post by: KL on May 24, 2011, 06:06:14 PM This is cry for help.I desperatley need any resource, photos or data considering GST in Soviet service. Two-part text about Soviet Catalinas by V. Kotelnikov appeared in the Model Aircraft Monthly magazine! Recommended... If you can't find those magazines I'll send you scans. (http://www.sampublications.com/images/mam_covers/mam_cov_06_02.jpg) Volume 6, Issue 2 - February 2007 Soviet Catalinas Part One: Catalinas from Taganrog by Vladimir Kotelnikov Describes the history and use of US and Soviet license-built Model 28 PBY-1 Catalinas in Soviet service, with colour profiles by Andrey Yurgenson (http://www.sampublications.com/images/mam_covers/mam_cov_06_03.jpg) Volume 6, Issue 3 - March 2007 Soviet Catalinas Part Two: Lend-Lease PBYs by Vladimir Kotelnikov Concludes his history and use of US and Soviet license-built Catalinas in Soviet service, with colour profiles by Andrey Yurgenson Cheers, KL Title: Re: AMtorg GST Post by: KL on May 24, 2011, 07:51:55 PM Not GST, but interesting:
(http://photo-war.com/photo/shop/1517.jpg) (http://photo-war.com/photo/shop/1516.jpg) Title: Re: AMtorg GST Post by: -spokito- on May 25, 2011, 12:12:10 PM hello folks,
sorry but i am very busy with the improving of my website this time. fortunately xan make me awake ! so, GSTs..... i' try to make a conversion from a PBY-5 but i stopped the idea . it is to difficult for me. the base should be the PBY-3. there is a lot of photos here http://fighters.forumactif.com/t38172-catalina-gst-1-48-abandon (http://fighters.forumactif.com/t38172-catalina-gst-1-48-abandon) and explanations ...in french , but google translate will help you, i'm sure. have fun, this is a great subject ! bye |