There is an interesting DVD called ‘Wings on the Waitemata” that was originally released on VHS several years ago, but which has since been re-released on DVD (PAL). It features footage of the NZ Flying-Schools's flying-boats operating off Auckland Harbour during WWI and into the early-1920s (including a Supermarine Channel flying-boat), Pan American's Sikorsky S-42B and Boeing 314 Clippers flying into Auckland during the late-1930s and early-1940s, TEAL (Tasman Empire Airways Ltd) Short S.30 Empire Boats and S.25 Sandringham Mk.4 'boats; plus a huge amount of footage of TEAL's S.45A Solent Mk.4 flying-boats, including interviews with former pilots, cabin staff and maintenance engineers. There is also footage of Tourist Air Travel's and Mount Cook Airline's Grumman Widgeon operations on Auckland Harbour.
This DVD is re-released from time to time, often bundled with other films, but usually from Silver & Ballard.
Also, the DVDs “Classic New Zealand Aviation Vol.2” and “Classic New Zealand Aviation Vol.3” contain further footage, including the NZ Flying School's flying-boats at Auckland, Short S.19 Singapore III flying-boats of the RNZAF at Fiji, RNZAF Catalinas in the Solomon Islands during WWII, Sikorsky S.42, Short S.30, Short S.25 Sunderland III transport and S.45 Solent Mk.4 flying-boats at Auckland, Solent flying-boats at Wellington, and Grumman Widgeons in Fiordland.
These DVDs are avaliable from Transpress —
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Another interesting DVD featuring Short flying-boats is “The Ships That Flew” which features Ansett's Short Sandringham and Sunderland flying-boats that operated between Sydney and Lord Howe Island until 1974. The DVD features these flying boats during the final months of operation on what was the last scheduled airline service operated by Short 'boats. I was living in Sydney during 1974 and went on one of the farewell flightseeing flights out of Sydney that Ansett put on.
This DVD is available directly from Chevron —
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Finally, from Flying Boats Australia, there is an excellent DVD titled “From Sea to Sky” available from their website —
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