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The Flying Boats

0.0 1980 Documentary

The story of flying boats is one of ingenuity and enterprise; of style during the dying days of Britain's imperial grandeur; of Coastal Command's war against the U-boats and of post-war skepticism that hastened their end. For all those who flew in them the flying boats were unique and unforgettable.

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David Lomax

Part I 29m In the first of three programs, David Lomax tells of the early days when Britain's first flying boat…

Part II 29m In the 1930s the world was opened up for airline passengers, and the flying boat took pride of…

Part III 30m In the Second World War the flying boats of RAF Coastal Command played a crucial part in the…

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