Basic Info

First Air: December 01, 1980

Status: Ended

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 3

Last Episode

Name: Part III

Season: 1, Episode: 3

Air Date: 1980-12-15

Runtime: 30 min

In the Second World War the flying boats of RAF Coastal Command played a crucial part in the war at sea. In peacetime they became part of the BOAC fleet on the re-opened Empire routes, but their civilian role was short-lived. Bigger airports and larger runways meant bigger and faster land-planes, and the flying boat was redundant. The last to be built in 1952 was the Princess, the largest aircraft in the world at the time; she lived for only one year. David Lomax concludes the story of the flying boats - a story many believe should have no ending.

The Flying Boats

1980 1 seasons 3 episodes

Overview

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.