Grumman HU-16D N112FB (c/n G-463) arrives at Miami seaplane terminal, Watson Island in November 1981 while in passenger service with Chalks International Airline. A former Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force aircraft, it had been rebuilt by Grumman as a G-111, certified for commercial use. Photo: Geoff Goodall

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