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GuestVideo: Short Sandringham in action from the ’70s
Rare footage from the ’70s. Short S-25 Sandringham flying boats are flying around Sydney harbour and Lord Howe Island.
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80 years ago Dornier Do-X landed in New York
80 years ago the world's biggest transatlantic flying boat -which was able to carry 66 passengers in luxury conditions - landed in New York.
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A gigantic birch flying boat
53 years ago, Howard Hughes the dork american billionaire made the first, and at the same time the last flight of his giant flying boat, the Hercules.
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Video: Flying boats in the RAF Museum London
We were in London in December where we visited the Royal Air Force Museum. We met with two flying boats in the historical hangar. Both of these planes were designed…