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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 Sudden Demise of Flying Boats:

Once symbols of luxury and engineering ambition, flying boats like the colossal Saunders-Roe Princess vanished almost overnight. Designed to bridge oceans in the jet age, the Princess was caught in a ...