Flying boats
 

I came across this on Youtube showing Imperial Airways, QANTAS, BOAC, RAAF and RAF flying boats before, during and after WW2. I am sure many Prooners will enjoy it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_InRDPcaxDo

Cheers Bergerie, I shall watch that this evening.

Oddly enough I don't think I've ever seen a flying boat/floatplane land or take off on water, but I have flown off water in one of Jack Brown's Cubs!

Given that float planes are not the norm may I suggest Vancouver Harbour
When we were there I counted 18 different ones
We did the milk run where they go multi stop up the valley to the settlements and return
Twas not cheap but a great way to spend a day

On the "to do" list!

Was at Chalk's base at Watson Island about 30 years ago, saw a Mallard taxy in but not actually land or depart.

Yes,I managed to get a ride on a Mallard to Bimini and back.
December 1972-a long time ago!

And Loch Lomond Seaplanes still offer flights in Scotland.

Thanks for the link.

Kiltrash, agree. For me it was the wonderful Kenmore Air at Lake Union in Seattle

One gets to combine a flight in a de Havilland (DHC-3 for me) and a float plane. Bettered as a passenger flight experience only by a ride in certain BAC Type 102.

Some posts here on PPrune when I was very familiar with RAF Sunderlands way back in the late 1950's:
http://www.pprune.org/military-aviat...ml#post8808923
(post #6632)

Saw many flying boats during boat trips from Portsmouth on Southampton Water in the '50s, but never saw one takeoff or land.

Bergerie1

Thanks for the HEADS UP on film on Flying Boats

I found it most enjoyable :D

Saunders-Roe A21 WINDHOVER
 

Picture on my office wall.

The Saro Princess flying boats were cocooned at Calshot during the fifties.

Given the recent death of Ted Hawkins (2 DFCs in Catalinas and CO of a Sunderland squadron), a fairly appropriate new thread

Once they get the repairs done, this is on my 'To Do' list.

Dutch Catalina-PBY

Yes they were there too, but further up near Hythe, there were several Solents/Sandringhams moored and I can remember a visit in about '56 where we saw an American boat (Pan Am?) moored near the Queen Elizabeth in Southampton Docks.

I did it with my son ans son-in-law the week before its ill fated landing at Lelystad on two legs instead of three. A fantastic experience and one never to be forgotten. I would certainly recommend it.

QP

A quick search on Canadair CL215, CL215T or CL415 will bring up many videos of current flying boat operations.

OK, so where did the Catalina get such phenomenal endurance - eg Ted Hawkins' 15 mins short of 25 hours Sullom Voe to Spitsbergen and back. Don't think the Sunderland could have done that

A propos of nothing except the Catalina, I recall landing in Mauritius in the early 70s; the captain smiled and said “I was stationed here flying Catalinas during the war.” He has a smile on his face!! I think he had a good war!
mcdhu

During the war, Catalinas did a regular run between Ceylon and Oz which was over 24 hours each way.
I remember before I started working at Farnborough, one of the items on the display programme one year was a Shack Mk3 which would take off at the end of one day's display to go out on patrol and land at the beginning of the next day's display.
[Er do you mean Sullom Voe in the Shetlands?]

Chev - see amendment. Thank you