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Flying boat "Dornier Do X" until 1945

Crew and passengers in front of a Dornier Do X, 1929

The Do X, the biggest airplane in the world at that time, made a weight capacity test after it's first flight (July 25, 1929) on October 29, 1929 with 169 passengers on board. The photo shows the crew and passengers after the one hour trial flight.

Dornier Do X flying boat in the port of New York, 1931

A Dornier Do X flying boat after it has landed in the port of New York City, with the skyline of Manhattan in the background. This twelve-engine flying boat built the german Dornier factory in 1929 was the largest flying boat of its time.

Seats in the Dornier Do X, 1930

Interior of the Dornier airship Do X.

Dornier Do X over Danzig, 1932

A Dornier airship is flying over the Free City of Danzig. Since the publisher Scherl had no original pictures about the visit of the Do X in Danzig, a photo montage was created from a picture of the airship and the aerial photograph of the city.

Dornier Do-X flying past over Ahlbeck, 1932

The flying boat Dornier Do-X flies on the beach of Ahlbeck past astonished tourists.

Dornier Do X seaplane in New York, 1931

Dornier seaplane in New York harbor. The Dornier Do X seaplane with the registration number D-1929 undertook a demonstration flight from Amsterdam to New York in 1930/31. Passengers board the airplane from a boat which has docked on the starboard small wing.

Dornier Do X seaplane, 1930/1931

Take off of a Dornier seaplane. The Dornier Do X with the registration number D-1929 undertook a demonstration flight from Amsterdam to New York in 1930/31.

Dornier Do X seaplane over the Rhine, 1930

A Dornier Do X seaplane with the registration number D-1929 undertook a demonstration flight in 1930/31 from Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance to New York. The photo shows it after take off on November 2, 1930 from Friedrichshafen on its way to Amsterdam.

Dornier Do X seaplane over New York, 1931

A Dornier Do X seaplane with the registration number D-1929 undertook a demonstration flight in 1930/31 from Amsterdam to New York. The photo shows the plane over its destination, New York.

Dornier Do X seaplane takes off from Lake Constance, 1930

A Dornier Do X built for commercial flights over the Atlantic, takes off from the Lake Constance for a test flight.

Guests in the salon of the Dornier Do X seaplane, 1931

American journalists visit the seaplane during its stay in New York. The photo shows the salon of the Dornier Do X.

Salon of the Dornier Do X, 1931

American journalists visit the seaplane during its stay in New York. The photo shows the salon of the Dornier Do X.

Passengers board a Dornier Do X seaplane, 1932

Passengers board a seaplane Do X for a sightseeing trip around Berlin. On the left is the shuttle boat which brings the passengers to the plane. The Dornier Do X is parked on the Mueggelsee.

Dornier Do X in New York, 1931

The prototype of the Dornier Do X made a demonstration trip in November 1930 which eventually ended in New York. On this photo the seaplane is pulled to land and the motors are prepared for servicing.

Passenger reading on board a Dornier Do X, 1929

During the long flight of a Dornier X sea-plane over the Atlantic, the passengers were also able to sleep. A passenger demonstrates a so-called "Pullman bed" in the cabin of a sea-plane.

Salons in the sea plane Dornier Do X, 1930

The passenger cabin offers lots of room on board the sea plane Do X which was built for transatlantic flights.

Dornier Do X flying boat - Interior design and details until 1945