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Friday, February 08, 2013

Thai navy's sole flying boat back in skies

Canadair CL-215 |After being grounded for about a decade, the Thai navy's only operational flying boat has returned to action.

The navy decided to bring its Canadair CL-215 twin-engined aircraft back into service to take part in a maritime exercise which began yesterday after engineers confirmed its air worthiness.

The navy obtained two of the planes in 1978, but grounded both more than 10 years ago because of a lack of spare parts.

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