Mallard N27DF (c/n J-54) at Opa Locka, Florida in October 1979. It had been traded by a Canadian airline to Dean Franklin of Miami, a specialist in Grumman amphibian sales and maintenance. Still flying in USA, this Mallard has had 15 different registrations, including a cancelled sale to Australia. Photo: Geoff Goodall

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