Shortround6
Major General
Well, they were loading up Boeing 314s, Coronados and a few Empire flying boats and doing just that, weather permitting of course. The US Navy ordered 20 Martin Mars aircraft and the British even went for the Short Shetland and even post war the Saunders-Roe Princess.
Events and development of land based aircraft and the proliferation of long runways around the world spelled the end of the flying boats but the need for specially trained crews and the hazards of operation (keeping landing/take off areas clear of floating debris) would have kept their numbers small or lead to theri end in any case.
Events and development of land based aircraft and the proliferation of long runways around the world spelled the end of the flying boats but the need for specially trained crews and the hazards of operation (keeping landing/take off areas clear of floating debris) would have kept their numbers small or lead to theri end in any case.