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Grounded dreams: Saunders-Roe SR.45 Princess – the last great flying boat

The Saunders-Roe SR.45 Princess was the largest all-metal flying boat ever built, but jets and engine issues ended the luxury ...
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Saunders-Roe Princess: The End of the Flying Boat Era

Conceived as a transatlantic luxury liner of the skies, the Saunders-Roe Princess represented the pinnacle of flying boat design. Yet only one aircraft ever flew. By the 1950s, the age of jets had ...