In 2013, back when Vintage Aviation News was still Warbirds News, we published a short article about the efforts to restore a Donnet-Lévêque Type A, a rare French pre-WWI flying boat for the Swedish ...
The U.S. military has employed a wide variety of aircraft over the years to transport troops, deliver cargo, and engage in combat. Perhaps no aircraft in its historical fleet, however, is more random ...
The dawn of a new era in transportation technology is marked by the development of an electric flying boat that skims the water’s surface. This innovative vehicle has captured the attention of both ...
Flying boats opened up travel destinations around the world—then they went to war Dave Kindy A Sikorsky S-43 banks near Galveston, Texas, in 1993. Nicknamed the “baby clipper,” it was a smaller ...
The last Martin Mars flying boat completed its final flight last week. Initially developed as a Navy patrol flying boat, the aircraft later served as cargo transport. The Philippine Mars will be ...