We are overjoyed that the replica Waterbird has successfully flown as a seaplane at Windermere. Putting the 1911 replica Waterbird into perspective in relation to other current airworthy examples of seaplanes in the world – original or replica, there is nothing else earlier than an original 1929 Hamilton Metalplane H-47 floatplane in the USA and an original 1935 Caproni Ca.100 floatplane at Lake Como, Italy.