High Hulls: Flying Boats of the 1930s and 1940s

The flying boat was a symbol of the future, used for military, passenger, and transport purposes. Charles Bain's book explores the stories of these remarkable vessels, including the Short Sunderland, Boeing 314 Clipper, and Martin Mars, and their significant roles in aviation history.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 336 pages
\n Publication date: 06 December 2018
\n Publisher: Fonthill Media
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For a brief period, the flying boat was seen as the future of transportation. These remarkable aircraft, so foreign to the modern mind, once crisscrossed the world, fulfilling vital military roles. In his latest book for Fonthill, Charles Bain explores the illustrious era of the flying boat, a time when these sometimes peculiar and often beautiful vessels traversed the globe. These hybrid vessels, combining the characteristics of ships and airplanes, found themselves serving as patrol aircraft, passenger aircraft, transports, and even combat aircraft. This comprehensive volume presents their stories, encompassing memorable aircraft such as the Short Sunderland and Boeing 314 Clipper, as well as the craft that patrolled the Pacific Theatre of World War II. It also includes forgotten giants from Saunders-Roe and even peculiar jet fighters that once landed like ducks. Even the Martin Mars, a flying boat that has remained steadfast in its duty, is included. Each of these aircraft possesses a tale worthy of recounting, and frequently played a memorable role in the history of aviation.

High Hulls takes readers on a journey into a long-forgotten chapter of aviation's golden age.

\n Weight: 998g\n
Dimension: 181 x 254 x 25 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781781556917\n \n