It measured nearly 120 feet in length and 200 feet in wingspan — roughly the size of a modern-day Boeing commercial airplane. After the flying boats were reconfigured from patrol boats to cargo ...

Boeing used its knowledge of seaplanes to design and build the Boeing 314 flying boat. At the time, very few cities had ...

Boeing got into non-military aviation by furnishing a flying boat which became “the first U. S. plane in international mail service.” Next year the company began to ride high as Boeing snagged ...