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Its take off at Windermere marks 28 years since any seaplane has flown at the Cumbria lake and 111 years since the original Waterbird flew for the first time.
A replica of Waterbird, the UK's first successful seaplane, has made its inaugural public flight.
The Waterbird's original historic flight was on November 25 1911
The copy of Waterbird took off over Windermere 111 years after the original aircraft first flew.
A REPLICA of the UK’s first successful seaplane will be making its first public flights this week.