Wings
Aviation history series which aired on the Discovery Channel family of networks. Originally called Great Planes.
5. The End of an Era
0.0Jan 1, 1996 · 50 min
By the 1950s, flying boat operations in the United States Navy were in decline. Ironically, Navy planners began developing radical new designs including the jet-powered "Seamaster" and the supersonic "Sea Dart." In the end, however, these water-based aircraft could not compete with the obvious efficiency of traditional land planes.