Flying Boat Pier, Southampton, Hampshire

Southampton Water played a large part in the early 20th-century development of marine aviation and flying boats were a common sight; this photograph of moored flying boats, however, would be one of the last as by 1949 the British Overseas Airways Corporation had announced it would withdraw the services.

Location

Southampton Southampton

Period

1940s (1946 - 1949)

Tags

aerial view aeroplane aircraft water pier luxury transport 1940s (1946 - 1949)