Aircraft in street parade

[red750]

Photos of aircraft in a street parade in Montevideo Uruguay (date unknown) From Vintage Bonanzas FB group page.

 

 

 

 

[silvercity]

Is that 1947 along the bottom of the middle photo?

 

 

[red750]

I think you're right - August 1947.

 

 

[planedriver]

Looks to me like the lead aircraft in top photo might be a Globe Swift?

 

Quite a distinctive air intake.

 

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[Tinkicka]

Same thing happened in Canberra in the 1970's......https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nrn3hHHnbT4

 

 

[red750]

Looks like the pilots of the ag planes are wearing suits and ties.

 

 

[apm]

Same thing happened in Canberra in the 1970's......https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nrn3hHHnbT4

Did they have to taxi all the way from & to the airport, or could they take off from the street?

 

Would be a little hard to get permission these days I reckon.

 

BTW. welcome & congratulation on your 1st post.

 

 

[GraemeK]

All those people close to spinning props and nary a fence in sight! A wonder anyone survived!

 

 

[SSCBD]

All those people close to spinning props and nary a fence in sight! A wonder anyone survived!

Amazing when people had common sense, way back when.

 

 

[Downunder]

All those people close to spinning props and nary a fence in sight! A wonder anyone survived!

Amazing! From our "modern" society perspective that people didn't need to be saved from themselves back then.

They had the common sense to see the risk, stay out of the way and hold their childrens hands tightly.

 

Goes to prove, in some regards, our current multi billion dollar safety industries are a just there for the money....

 

 

[pylon500]

Some one was having fun tying a Fuji up in knots.

 

 

Possibly this one?