Flying Boats & Seaplanes: A History from 1905 - Stéphane Nicolaou - Google Books

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Beginning with races that were staged at elegant French resorts in the early part of the century, flying boats and seaplanes have played an integral part in aviation history. World War I spurred the development of these machines, and by the 1930s, flying…