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Pages: 384
Authors: E.R. Johnson
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-03-29 - Publisher: McFarland

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This work is a comprehensive, heavily illustrated history of the many flying boats and amphibious aircraft designed and built in the United States. It is divide
The American Flying Boat
Language: en
Pages: 290
Authors: Richard C. Knott
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1979 - Publisher: US Naval Institute Press

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First published in 1979, this fully illustrated study includes complete data on all of the Navy's flying boats since 1912.
Flying Boats & Seaplanes
Language: en
Pages: 204
Authors: Stéphane Nicolaou
Categories: Seaplanes
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998 - Publisher: Zenith Press

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Beginning with races that were staged at elegant French resorts in the early part of the century, flying boats and seaplanes have played an integral part in avi
Fabulous Flying Boats
Language: en
Pages: 377
Authors: Leslie Dawson
Categories: History
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The history of the development and operations of flying boats in the early twentieth century is a vibrant one, full of colourful characters and experimentation.
20th Century Passenger Flying Boats
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Pages: 146
Authors: Leslie Dawson
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-04-20 - Publisher: Casemate Publishers

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From Henri Fabre's first successful take-off from water, to the introduction of a hull (rather than floats) by American Glenn Curtiss, to the world-wide develop