Flying Boats

[J.A.F.O.]

Where can I find examples of flying boats either in museums or elsewhere. I know about Southampton, Duxford and Hendon with their Sunderlands and Sandringham. Does anyone know where any others are on show or even slowly rotting away or - better still - flying.

[Saab Dastard]

I think that there's a Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina at RAF Cosford museum.

SD

[blackburn]

The Museum of Transport & Technolgy (MOTAT) in Auckland NZ has the last TEAL Solent IV and a P&W engined ex RNZAF Sunderland on display. Both acft are complete and are displayed effectively as they were when withdrawn from service. Check their website.
Blackburn

[overfly]

then there's Kermit Weeks' Sunderland in Florida, you can walk right in and through it...
Fantasy of Flight's Short Sunderland

[treadigraph]

In the USA there's also a Solent in a museum at Oakland and a Sikorsky VS-44 at the New England Air Museum at Bradley International Airport.

The Musee de l'Air at Le Bourget has Sunderland/Sandringham as well I believe.

[Jhieminga]

There's a Dornier-24 at the Military Aviation Museum in Soesterberg, The Netherlands.

[bsmasher]

I know of a couple of Catalinas in New South Wales, The Powerhouse Museum Sydney has a static one while HARS at Wolongong have one that is being restored to an airworthy condition and to be a as close as possible to the 'Black Cats' of WW2.

D.

[FlightlessParrot]

Fairly recently there was a Catalina to be seen flying over Auckland. No more details in my head, I'm afraid.

[seacue]

There are two Martin Mars 'boats still in service in Canada.
YouTube - Martin Mars Waterbomber Performs for Crowd

[pigboat]

Fairly recently there was a Catalina to be seen flying over Auckland. No more details in my head, I'm afraid

That would be this one.

Seacue, dunno how true it is but rumour has it that one of the Mars will be going to Kermit Weeks' museum in Florida.

[ScrewedbyGlenn]

How about the wooden bird

And of course, Howard's "Spruce Goose" now in the wonderful Evergreen Museum in McMinnville, Oregon - You can wander thru much of the interior and wonder at the exterior as well.

[saman]

There's a lovely shiny Martin Mariner at the Pima museum near Tuscon AZ plus some other great amphibians/sea planes/flying boats - not to mention all the other great stuff that has found a final home in th sun.

[John Hill]

I think there is a piece of the Saunders Roe Princess melted down in the door handles of my Mini.

The Solent at MOTAT is well worth a visit, still got the miniature bottles of Scotch and the best china set on the white table cloths!

[J.A.F.O.]

Wow, thanks for all the replies, so far.

I'm mostly interested in Sunderlands/Sandringhams but also flying boats in general. You've certainly all given me food for thought - especially the thought of Mr Hughes' Hercules.

Does anybody know if the Le Bourget Sandringham is on display now or still mothballed?

[Front Row]

J.A.F.O.

You will also find a Catalina at the Aviodrome in Holland. Follow this link Aviodrome click on "sight seeing flights" and you might find something that tickles your fancy.......just need 14 other mates to join in !!

[pzu]

Short Sealand

Understand that one example is (was) on display in India

Warbirds of India - [Naval Aviation Museum, Dabolim, Goa]

Also a second is under restoration in the UK (N Ireland)

Ulster Folk and Transport Museum


PZU - Out of Africa (retired)

[N707ZS]

Quatro Vientos museum Madrid has a number of flying boats, Catalina,
a three engined Dornier and a Canadair CL-215 and possibly more.

[virgo]

What happened to the Grumman Albatross' and Mullards that Chalks Airlines of Fort Lauderdale (Florida) used to operate ?

[Rolling-Thunderbird]

The Glenn H. Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport, New York, has a flying reproduction of the 1914 Curtiss America.- the very first flying boat

[J.A.F.O.]

Rolling-Thunderbird