FRENCH FLYING-BOAT WITH REMARKABLE HISTORY.—The six-engined flying-boat, the Latecoere 631, the biggest yet built in Europe, photographed recently when it made a demonstration flight to England. The aircraft has a remarkable history. The building of the flying-boat began in 1938, and it was almost completed when the Germans Invaded France in 1940. The craft was dismantled and the parts hidden throughout the country until after the liberation, when it was reassembled. The Latecoere 631 is 142ft long and 34ft high, and it has a wing-span of 188ft.
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Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25243, 23 July 1947, Page 7
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87FRENCH FLYING-BOAT WITH REMARKABLE HISTORY.—The six-engined flying-boat, the Latecoere 631, the biggest yet built in Europe, photographed recently when it made a demonstration flight to England. The aircraft has a remarkable history. The building of the flying-boat began in 1938, and it was almost completed when the Germans Invaded France in 1940. The craft was dismantled and the parts hidden throughout the country until after the liberation, when it was reassembled. The Latecoere 631 is 142ft long and 34ft high, and it has a wing-span of 188ft. Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25243, 23 July 1947, Page 7
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