Historical Digs on MSN

Ghosts of the sea: The WWII flying boats that changed the war

They glided across oceans like ghosts, part aircraft, part ship. These WWII flying boats carried hope, terror, and legend in their wings as they hunted submarines and saved lives far from home. Some ...
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How a three-engine flying boat became one of WWII’s strangest designs

With three engines, a boat-like hull, and a look straight out of science fiction, the Blohm & Voss BV 138 was Germany’s bold ...