Sands Point Seaplane Base is a
seaplane
A seaplane is a powered fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing (alighting) on water.Gunston, "The Cambridge Aerospace Dictionary", 2009. Seaplanes are usually divided into two categories based on their technological characteri ...
landing area in
Manhasset Bay
Manhasset Bay, New York, is an embayment in western Long Island off Long Island Sound.
Description
Manhasset Bay forms the northeastern boundary of the Great Neck Peninsula and the southwestern boundary of Cow Neck (Port Washington Peninsula ...
, two miles (3 km) northwest of
Port Washington, in
Nassau County,
New York. During 1939-40 Sands Point was the New York base of Pan American's transatlantic
Boeing 314
The Boeing 314 Clipper was an American long-range flying boat produced by Boeing from 1938 to 1941. One of the largest aircraft of its time, it had the range to cross the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. For its wing, Boeing re-used the design from ...
flights.
References
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External links
Brewer Capri Marina*
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Airports in Nassau County, New York
Seaplane bases in the United States
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