Heavier Than a Lancaster, Faster Than a Spitfire: The Princess Flying Boat. The Saunders-Roe SR.45 Princess stands as the ultimate, and perhaps most tragic, culmination of the British flying boat lineage. Designed in the immediate post-war era, this colossal aircraft was intended to continue the legacy of the luxurious “C-class Empire flying boats” that had connected the British Commonwealth before the conflict. However, by the time the Princess first flew in 1952, the aviation world had irrevoc

Dornier Do J II "Wal": Launched From a Boat in the Middle of the Ocean. The Dornier Do J "Wal" (Whale) stands as one of the most significant yet often overlooked pioneers of long-distance aviation. Before the era of reliable transatlantic passenger flights, this rugged all-metal flying boat was the backbone of international airmail, connecting continents with a reliability that was unheard of in the 1920s and 30s. This video focuses on the advanced Do J II f "Bos" variant, a machine purpose-buil