The Dornier Do J Wal ("whale") is a twin-engine German flying boat of the 1920s designed by Dornier Flugzeugwerke. The Do J was designated the Do 16 by the Reich Air Ministry (RLM) under its aircraft designation system of 1933.
Dornier Do J Wal
N-24 landed on the ice at New Ålesund
Amundsen's Dornier Do J flying over the Oslofjord, 1925
A Wal at Slite, Gotland, on the Danzig-Stockholm route in 1925
A flying boat is a type of fixed-winged seaplane with a hull, allowing it to land on water. It differs from a floatplane in having a fuselage that is purpose-designed for flotation, while floatplanes rely on fuselage-mounted floats for buoyancy.
Short S23 "C" Class or "Empire" flying boat
A PBM Mariner takes off in 1942
Dornier X in 1932
Gabriel Voisin, air pioneer, next to Henry Farman (left), in 1908