Flying boat departs

Tuesday 20 July 1993 23:02 BST

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Britain's last airworthy flying boat, Fantasy of Flight, which was built for RAF Coastal Command nearly 50 years ago, has left for the US. The four-engined, propellor-driven Sunderland was sold for pounds 250,000 to become the centrepiece of an aviation museum.

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