The effort to re-create in replica form the Lakes Flying Company's Waterbird, Britain's first successful 'hydro-aeroplane,' and to emulate the 1911 original in flying it from Windermere has been among the most enthralling on the UK's aviation heritage scene in recent times. It reached a degree of fruition on 13 June last year, when Pete Kynsey took the machine for its maiden flight off water, though there remains a great deal still to achieve in terms of providing it with a permanent, publicly accessible home on Windermere's shores, where it can be regularly seen and demonstrated.
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