this strangly reminds of the time we were gonna attack Hawaii , using 1940s style german flying-boats (huge ones) Dornier Do p192/214 -
found here:
http://thebigbookofwar.50megs.com/DO...raft/Seaplane/
We all ended laughing when I said" ...better leave the lead piano at home"
who would even make a lead piano? hehe