These planes play an important role where there are no airports, in warfare, and in research. In the early years, they were essential pieces of the airline industry, working for decades before airport infrastructure could be financed and built. Several were taken at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near Washington Dulles International Airport.
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| 01floatplanes.jpg US WW II float plane at US National Air & Space Museum, Dulles |
02floatplanes.jpg US WW II float plane (Kingfisher) at US National Air & Space Museum, Dulles |
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Books about Float Planes
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| 03floatplanes.jpg Float plane in hangar at Lake Anna, Virginia, USA |
04floatplanes.jpg Passenger float plane arriving, Orcas Island, Washington, USA |
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| 05floatplanes.jpg Passenger float plane departing, Orcas Island, Wasington, USA |
06floatplanes.jpg Fire fighting float plane, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada |
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| 07floatplanes.jpg Fire fighting float planes, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada |
08floatplanes.jpg Passenger float plane of Baxter Aviation, Nanaimo, BC, Canada |
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| 09floatplanes.jpg Passenger float plane of Harbour Air Lines, Nanaimo, BC, Canada |
10floatplanes.jpg Japanese WW II float plane (Seiran) at US National Air & Space Museum, Dulles |
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This page updated or reviewed in June 2008