Latécoère 521, "Lieutenant de Vaisseau Paris" flying boat

[greenseaships]

When I first encountered this airplane in a book, I was like OMG that is the ugliest thing I have ever seen fly! Now I really like it and want to see more! It's amazing how your feelings can change once you start to study something. Thanks for the precious upload!

[peepeevagi]

Yeah it's quite a beauty when you've really looked into it. Truly a ship of the skies. Or a plane of the seas. Uh... you get what i'm saying xD

[sixtiesforever1966]

Funny that I found this with flying boats. I live in Keyport, New Jersey. USA and back in the 1920's there was a company in my town that made sea planes and they flew from New York to Miami, Cuba, Bahamas and they flew passengers and mail. Lettering on plane had destinations.

The company was the Aeromarine, and there is still buildings on the 18 acres right on the Raritan Bay which connects to New York Harbor. The Historical society has photos of the planes and plane tickets.

[Tillerman56]

I visited Lac (=Lake) Biscarrosse two years ago. I thought it was interesting to vist the old flying boat base Hourtiquets (type this in Google Earth and you can see it), but it is on military terrain and not open to the public. In the village of Biscarrosse is a very nice flying boat museum though: Musée d'hydroaviation. Well worth a visit.

[jd03150]

This is one of the most interesting historical bits I have seen on YT, not least because I grew up in Pensacola where the first version of this aircraft is said to have been destroyed by a hurricane. This is an absolutely fascinating bit of history.

[darthconvader]

Wow, I'm impressed, now I have truly seen the fnord!

[fonkyman]

hey im really enyoing all these vids but i just cant find footage of that huge flying boat the russians built,. i dont know if it even classifies as a flying boat,. but anyway if anybody knows what i mean please comment on this thnx :)

[ZemplinTemplar]

You mean the ekranoplan ? Well, it's not really a true aircraft (not even a flying boat to begin with) - it's more like a giant hovercraft with the characteristics of a usual aircraft. And it depends fully on ground effect.

[fonkyman]

thats the one i was looking for!! thnx man finally i can look that thing up :D

[82abnoff]

How nice.  We old men will die.

[groovista]

Delicious! Keep the flying boats coming -- any footage of the Latécoère 631?

[rnchy]

Thanks for the precious footage of this lovely aircraft. Thanks also for the French version or "Ramona."

[Fridomfry]

Superbe ! Merci pour ces photos & videos ! Even the sirup-sounding music is perfectly appropriate to this flying nostalgia.

[rossaust]

A S/ Atlantic Crossing. Another piece of aviation history I didn't know. And by the French. What year? Ross

[splat4]

Beautiful plane! I also like the early French opera piece. Do you know who is singing, and the name of the piece?  Thanks!

[Bomberguy]

"Ramona" Fred Gourin in 1929

[salahsmo]

fuck'em Morocco 4ever

[superhive]

You're videos are great Bomberguy. Thanks for doing them.

[comanche180]

Superb!

[Northside777]

Thank you for a great film clip! Concerning your mention of Henri Guillaumet in the Latécoère 521, Antoine de Saint-Exupery writes an incredible story about an aerial adventure of fellow pilot Henri Guillaumet in Saint-Exupery's book "Wind Sand and Stars."

[denberg2]

Keep 'em coming, Bomberguy!

[timjim100]

This is a favoutite subject of mine 1930's French aircraft. Fascinating. Thanks!