http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/watch-this-one-of-a-kind-dornier-do-24-flying-boat-spin-1729517762

 

It's quite a spectacular water-loop.

I'm glad the plane survived.  That's unfortunate to have debris clutter your landing zone at any time, much worse for the only surviving flier.  

 

If I ever win the lottery I'm going after a Grumman Widgeon with retractable floats and a house on a lake.

The Grumman Widgeon is a great looking aircraft.  Can definitely see why you'd want one.

I'm not going to lie, my son's fascination with Disney's Planes: Fire & Rescue renewed my desire to fly float planes.  The character of Dipper made me narrow down on what I would consider a personal (and nearly affordable) PBY Catalina, the Widgeon:

 

 

It's the toy I grab when we're playing

Fantasy Island's plane was a Widgeon and it is currently for sale.

Oh yeah, you're right!  I never realized that the aircraft from the opening credits was a Widgeon.

Btw, if you're interested in float planes, have you ever given the Felixstowe and Brandenburg a spin in RoF?

 

http://riseofflight.com/store/aircraft/felixstowe-f2a/

 

http://riseofflight.com/store/aircraft/brandenburg-w12/

I own them both but have only flown the Brandenburg online for recon missions.  I love the water effects on the pilot.  In the air it's great until someone sees me, there is no running away in that plane.

Give 'em what fer with the tail turret! But if the rear gunner gets knocked out of commission...yeah, you're toast.

 

BTW, have you tried the Hanriot HD.2? It's a floatplane version of the HD.1 fighter.

http://riseofflight.com/store/aircraft/hanriot-hd1/

I have the Hanriot but as rarely as I'm able to fly RoF, it's normally in a German aircraft.