Poole Flying boats
There's a fascinating thread here on PPRuNe about a trip to the Far East by BOAC that started from Poole Harbour in May 1940 including an overnight in a hotel at Sandbanks.
See here:
RMA Caledonia
..and here's a photo of the Haven Hotel at Sandbanks
and a C-Class Flying Boat of the type flown to Burma
