Boeing B.314. 1939. U.S.A.

 Boeing B.314.

The Boeing B.314 inaugurated the first regular transatlantic passenger and mail services from mid-1939, operated by Pan American World Airways. Twelve aircraft were constructed in total and the B.314 was the largest civil aircraft in the world.  The aircraft could carry up to 74 daytime passengers, or 40 passengers in a night flight configuration. Boeing B.314s operated across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans throughout World War Two. Three B.314s were operated by BOAC and carried Winston Churchill on many intercontinental flights.

There is a life-size 314 mockup at the Foynes Flying Boat Museum, Foynes, County Limerick, Ireland. The Foynes museum is at the site of the original transatlantic flying-boat terminus.

This is a ceramic collectable, rather than a fully accurate scale model. Warning - this is not a toy – the ceramic is fragile and will break on impact! Smaller components like props and tail surfaces will break if handled roughly. Completely handmade and glazed in Ireland. Hand finished in enamel.

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