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FLYING BOAT REFERENCE WEB SITES
	Goose Central	All you ever want to know about the Grumman Goose - complete records of every surviving example and much, much more. Excellent!.
	Gneech's Grumman Goose	Another fabulous Grumman Goose site - put together by a real enthusiast. You can get lost in here for days.
	Geoff Reichelt's Flying Boat site	This site features a complete directory, with images, of all the Shorts Empire flying boats. Also featured are large scale flying models, including Short Sunderlands. Superb!.
	Forest Industries Flying Tankers	The web site of the flying tankers and the only operators of the giant Martin Mars flying boats - awesome!!
	Grumman Albatross site	All you need to know on the Grumman Albatross with great links to other sites. This one will keep you quiet for days on end!.
	Sikorsky S-38 site	The story of the flight of the Sikorsky S-38 replica, with a great many detailed photos, as it retraced the flight-path of the original.
	Grumman Aerospace	All the Grumman aircraft are featured here. Look in the historical section for the flying boats.
	Beriev Aircraft Co.	The web site of the Beriev Aircraft Co. with details of all the aircraft built by this famous Russian constructor. Very interesting.
	201 Squadron Association	This site covers the history of this famous RAF flying boat squadron, in words and pictures, as well as acting as a 'meeting point' for squadron reunions.
	Savoia - Marchetti SM-55	Story of a pilot who flew this Italian flying boat. Very interesting.
	Catalina - The PBY site	One of the most comprehensive websites covering all details applicable to the Catalina. Superb stuff!!.
	The Catalina Pages	Another superb Catalina site put together by a real enthusiast. Complements the above site and provides masses of information.
	Emil Pozar's Walk-Round site	There are some very good photographic walk-rounds on Emil's site; they cover mainly modern subjects from Eastern Europe, including the CL-215 and CL-415, and are well worth a look.
	Kiwi Aircraft Images	Superb site for enthusiasts and modelers covering all aspects of aviation in New Zealand and beyond. Site features many photographic walk-rounds, useful to modelers.
	Luftwaffe Flying Boats	Listings of all types of WWII Luftwaffe flying boats with full specifications and pictures.
	WarBird Photos	One of the finest collections of WWII aircraft photographs from both allied and axis sides on the 'net; put together in the most logical fashion by a real enthusiast. Excellent!.
	The Dornier Do-24 web site	Quite simply, all you want to know about the Do.24!.
	Robert Lundin's Walk-Round site	Probably the single largest collection of aircraft walk-rounds on the internet! Includes various flying boats in it's listings.
	205/209 Sqnd RAF Seletar	John Coopers superb site with articles covering his service with 205/209 Squadron, Royal Air Force, operating Short Sunderlands whilst based at Seletar, Singapore. Fascinating read and full of information about service life at the time.
	205/209 Sqnd Sunderlands	John Coopers excellent photograph collection covering his Sunderland service at Seletar, Singapore, as well as a host of regional pictures of the area at the time. Also featured are other aircraft such as the Shackleton and Hastings. Excellent!.
	VP-40 P5-M Martin Marlins	This is the personal site of T. L. Bigley, CDR USNR-TAR (Retired). Tom's site features his superb collection of COLOUR pictures of his service with VP-40 aboard the P5-M Marlin during 1963-1966 in Vietnam and the Phillipines. A fascinating read!.
	Pacific Seaplanes	A comprehensive site with photographs of the flying boats used on the Pacific routes; the 'Clippers'. Also includes details of other operations in the area including the Japanese.
	Pacific Clippers	Illustrated history of the 'Clippers'- the Boeing 314, Martin 130 and the Sikorsky S-42 flying boats. Forms part of a much larger civil aviation airliner site.
	The Pan Am site	The whole history of the now, sadly defunct, Pan American Airways is here; together with a comprehensive look at the 'Clippers', the flying boat heritage of America.
	Pan Am Flying Boat Photo Archive	Useful selection of external and internal photographs, albeit small in size, of the Martin M-130 and the Boeing 314 .
	Martin M-130 China Clipper	History, with pictures, of the martin M-130 China Clipper. very good list of links at the bottom of the page.
	Flying Clippers	All about PanAm's Clipper flying boats in words and pictures.
	PanAM Clippers	Beth Stewart's superb site preserving the history of the ,sadly defunct, PanAm, featuring superb details and pictures of the immortal 'Clippers'.
	Flying Boats of the World	Aird Flavelle's photographic site covering all types and all countries, giving specifications for each type. Part of a larger site. Useful reference.
	Dornier Seastar	Superb site detailing the design and development of the Dornier Seastar; the modern flying boat.
	Hansa Brandenberg CC	Nice little site providing useful details of this flying boat as well as a card construction model article. Very interesting.
	Watson's WWII Aircraft 'Museum'	Specifications and details of all the world's flying boats. Useful reference.
	Airline History	A high quality site describing the history, with photographs and specifications, of the 'Golden Age' of flying boats. Superb!.
	Russian Flying Boats of WWI	Pictures and specifications of the First World War Russian flying boats.
	Steinar's Hanger	Steinar Saevdal's superb site featuring the Republic RC-3 Seabee, the STOL UC-1 Twinbee, the Trident TR-1 Trigull, the F.N.333 Riviera, the Thurston TSC-1 Teal and the Colonial Skimmer - all amphibians. Each subject is well covered with history, pictures and plans.
	Sikorsky S-38	Superb picture gallery of this craft.
	Sikorsky S-39	Superb picture gallery of this craft.
	HS-2L	Absorbing gallery of period photographs with links leading to a huge picture gallery of original internal construction pictures and details of the Liberty engine. Pure gold dust!!
	Dutch Catalina PH-PBY	Web site of the 'Karel Doorman' Catalina PH-PBY flying in Holland. Very interesting site with lots of information and you can actually book to fly in her!!
	Aussie Airliners	This site concentrates on exactly what is say's: Australian airlines. However, scroll down the list of aircraft types & near the bottom you come to a feature on Shorts 'boats and here is the 'jewel in the crown' - 'boat by 'boat breakdown with full service histories and photo's of all the craft that served.
Flying Boat Societies and Organisations
	The Catalina Society	The No.1 society for the preservation of the PBY Catalina in the UK. Based at Duxford, this organisation under the auspices of Plane Sailing, aims to keep a Catalina flying there for the foreseeable future. Also offers a superb, informative Catalina magazine which is well worth the subscription fee. Join now!
Flying Boat Museums and Places to Visit
	Glenn H. Curtiss Museum	One of the 'must visit' places in the world for the flying boat 'nut'. Located at one of the stellar locations for flying boat development and operations, it is simply a 'must see'!!
	Solent Sky Museum	One of the main flying boat places to visit in the U.K.; home of the Short Sandringham ' Beachcomber' and the Saro A/1 jet fighter flying boats, as well as a host of flying boat related exhibits. The web site is lacking in-depth details but the museum is well worth a day spent there. Highly recommended.
	The Foynes Museum	Web site of the flying boat museum, located at the old flying boat base of Foynes, Ireland. Very interesting and well worth a visit if you are in the area.
	Martin & Osa Johnson's Safari Museum	Story of the exploits of these two intrepid adventurers together with pictures of their travels in the Sikorsky S-38 & S-39 Amphibians. Also, a good look at the museum built in their honour.
Flying Boat Scale Model Plans Sites
	Roy Tassell's Scale Plans	Superb plans site with hundred's of aircraft, including many flying boats. Each plan has to be purchased but the prices are very reasonable. Well worth it for any scratch-building.
Scale Model Web Sites
	Hyperscale	Probably the best scale model making site on the web; certainly one of the four (?) most popular with modelers. A 'must-do' first visit every time you connect to the internet!
	Aircraft Resource Center	The second (?) most popular scale model-making site with modelers. Superb layout and content, the results of the tireless efforts of the webmaster.
	Internet Modeler	The third (?) most popular modeling site - Superb presentation, content and details. Full of articles, reviews and highly topical!
	Modeling Madness	The most comprehensive model kit, decal and accessory review site on the internet! If you are going to build a kit, check here and read an unbiased opinion, first. The forth (?) site!
	DetailSITE	Lynn Ritger's amazing site, full of photo's and articles on WWII aircraft as well as post-war jets. Well worth a good look round.
	Hannants	The modeling 'mecca' in the U.K. and probably the finest mail-order model supplier on this planet! If they have not got it, it don't exist!
	Perth Military Modeling Society	An excellent Australian web site covering all aspects of model making; includes references, how-to tips, reviews and much more!
	IPMS (UK)	The website of the International Plastic Modeling Society in the U.K., providing links to model sites around the world.
	IPMS (USA)	The website of the International Plastic Modeling Society in the U.S.A., providing links to model sites around the world.
	Australian Plastic Modelers Asso.	Shane and Lorna Jenkins superb model site, featuring mail order around the world of kits, decals and accessories via their Sandle Hobbies business.
	Aerodesign	A large scale Radio-Controlled model site featuring, amongst others, the Canadair CL-215 and CL-415. Superb models.
Other Useful Web Sites
	Aeroplane Monthly Magazine	Superb monthly title for aviation enthusiasts and modelers alike. The photographic content makes it probably the best around.