Slight subject slip.
In 1949, I was a small child accompanying my parents on the troopship 'Empire Ken' to Mombassa.
As we sailed down Southampton Water, a line of about 10 Sunderlands were taxying past. It was the first time I'd seen a flying boat, military or otherwise, but I thought that they did all of their journeys on the sea. I had no idea that they could actually fly!
