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the Gabardini flying boat, circa 1910 (via)

“Photo 1914 BIARRITZ - La plage, un hydravion” (via)

“Meeting de Monaco - Mars 1912 - Le Canard Voisin”

(via an immense Google album of scanned Monaco-based early aviation media. Amazing stuff.)

“Photo shows hydroplane designed by Frank Herbert “Bert” Harriman, an early aviation pioneer.” (via)

“Wilhelm Kress with His Seaplane” (via)

“L’hydravion Canard de Nungesser : entier avec l’équipe d’ouvriers et d’ingénieurs” (via)

“On board a No 240 Squadron Catalina at Stranraer, March 1941. A WOp/AG (wireless operator/air gunner) poses with his twin Vickers ‘K’ guns at the starboard blister hatch, while being serenaded by the banjulele-playing navigator!” (via)

the Beriev Be-200 (photo by Vladimir Yazynin)

the Beriev A-40 (via)

FLYING BOAT
Paul P. De Asis et al
Patent number: D211612
Filing date: Jun 9, 1967

the Martin XP6M-1 SeaMaster, circa 1955 (via)

the Convair XF2Y Sea Dart (via the San Diego Air & Space Museum Archive on Flickr)

the Convair XF2Y Sea Dart (via the San Diego Air & Space Museum Archive on Flickr)

the Saunders-Roe SR.A/1 flying boat fighter, circa 1947 (via THE_TARTANTERROR)

“19th August 1952: Chief test Pilot Geoffrey Tyson standing by a 140 ton Saunders-Roe ‘Princess’ flying boat prior to flight trials. The plane is powered by ten Proteus 600 series ‘jet prop’ engines, can cruise at 350 mph and will take over a 100 passengers. (Photo by Edward G. Malindine/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)” (via)

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