Flying Boats
Before WWII, there were few airports anywhere in the world with paved runways that could handle large passenger-carrying aircraft. Therefore, commercial passenger flights were conducted using aircraft that were flying boats. The Boeing 314 Clipper was popular on international routes. Pan American World Airways used the 314 on the route from the U.S. to Europe.
In Nassau County's Town of North Hempstead, a seaplane base was built at Tom's Point in 1929. It had names like the Port Washington Seaplane Base, the New York Seaplane Base, and the Tom's Point Seaplane Base.
