Oulton Broad
OULTON BROAD: Temporary water landing site
It appears that a Supermarine Southampton flying boat landed on OULTON BROAD on the 7th May 1929. Claimed to be the first flying boat to land on a Norfolk Broad. But, we need to be a tad careful here, without too much doubt seaplanes had alighted on the Broads well before? For those not familiar with the subject, a seaplane is a land-plane equipped with floats, whereas a flying boat is an aeroplane in which the lower part of the fuselage comprises the 'boat', or hull.
Location: Just W of Lowestoft town centre
Period of operation: There appears to be some amount of question about this, but, most probably the 7th May 1929.
NOTE: What we don't know, is where it flew from? My guess, and it is just a guess, perhaps from FELIXSTOWE?
A MICHEAL T HOLDER GALLERY
Note: The second item was published in Flight magazine on the 9th May 1929.
The fifth item, a picture in Tatler magazine, was published on the 22nd May 1929.
I have added the eighth item from my Google Earth © based database.
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