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This is one of my all-time favourite flying boats, yet this is a gallery I thought I would never see, for two reasons. Firstly, when I visited Pima County Air Museum this flying boat was, I thought, just a hull sitting derelict in the sun at the side of the plot. (See the entry in the Photo Gallery section for what it looked liked then). I was not aware that the rest of it was in storage. Second, having had the surprise of my life when I saw it mentioned in the April 2001 issue of the British magazine 'Flypast', I knew I could not get back to Pima in time to record it before the Arizona sunshine took its toll on the paintwork.

And doesn't it look magnificent! What a tribute to the skills of the staff at Pima - and to the Golden Age of the flying boat - the JRS-1 being the military version of the S-43 - the 'Baby Clipper' of PanAm fame.

So, for all you modelers with the Dekno 1/72 scale resin kit, Sword injected kit and those with the Execuform 1/72 vac-form, SEAWINGS is pleased to present a series of walk-rounds of this fabulous craft taken by enthusiasts visiting it. Each one shows slightly different details of her and added together represent the most comprehensive, detailed walk-round possible. Enjoy!
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Jon Putnam paid a visit to Pima and shot these lovely images, very kindly sending them into SEAWINGS to share with us all. Many thanks, Jon.
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Our long-time supporter and Canadian based correspondent Alex Norton has generously donated this next superb selection of walk-round images which portray this flying boat from many different, yet useful angles. Thanks, Alex. Nice job!
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Fotios Rouch and James Jennings have both combined to bring us this next superb selection of images, below.
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When one presents a flying boat as precious as this to a 'Master Walk-Round' digital photo specialist such as Vladimir Yakubov from California, you can expect the series to be comprehensive, but here Vladimir has excelled himself - 137 super-detailed images and one of the the most comprehensive walk-rounds of the exterior of this fabulous craft possible. Now, who's for the interior? Our grateful thanks go to Vladimir for his kind permission to display his images. Thanks, Vladimir.
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