{"product_id":"flying-boats","title":"Flying Boats","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlying Boats: Air Travel in the Golden Age \u003c\/i\u003esets out to do justice to a time of glamorous, unhurried air travel, unrecognisable to most of today’s air travellers, but sorely missed by some.\u003c\/b\u003e During the 1930s, long-distance air travel was the preserve of the flying boat, which transported well-heeled passengers in ocean-liner style and comfort across the oceans. But then the Second World War came, and things changed. Suddenly, landplanes were more efficient, and in abundance: long concrete runways had been constructed during the war that could be used by a new generation of large transport aircraft; and endless developments in aircraft meant they could fly faster and for further distances. Commercial flying boat services resumed, but their days would be numbered.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57318474023294,"sku":"NW9780750970143","price":14.83,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780750970143.jpg?v=1778260062","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/flying-boats","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}