Over the years various flying boats have been pictured on the Thames in central London, such as this BOAC Solent at the Tower in the 1950s and an Imperial Short Calcutta by Westminster Bridge in the 1920s.
Given that at both dates, the Thames was far busier than today with all the docks active, where were these boats able to land and consequently how far did they have to proceed upstream to their respective moorings ? Navigating past Tower Bridge to the Tower would not be a problem but to get to Westminster would require passing low bridges, or landing very close to its destination.
