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Aircraft History Built by Dornier Flugzeugwerke as Do 24T-3 serial number 5345. This flying boat served in Spain with the Spanish Air Force and was extensively modified. By 1979, aquired by Dornier fitted with a Dornier 228 type Advanced Technology Wing wing cut from a single piece of aluminum spar to simplify production efforts with improved PT6A-45Bs. Equipped with three PT6A-45B turboprops and an retractable undercarriage to convert it from a flying boat into an amphibian. On April 25, 1983 this flying boat made a first flight. Afterwards, stored at the Deutsches Museum. On April 16, 2003, grandson Iren Dornier retraced his grandfather Dr. Claude Dornier around the world flight in the Do X during 1930-1931. The younger Dornier restored his grandfather's flying boat to be able to live out his lifelong dream of flying it around the world and to continue his family's legacy of aviation excellence. The worldwide flight began at the Deutsches Museum and was dubbed Kayang-Kaya (We Can Do It) Historic Flight for Dreams world tour for South East Asian Airlines and to promote the airline and raise more funds and awareness for the projects of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and to raise money for children in the Philippines. On August 27, 2005 arrived in New York and landed in the Hudson River to reenact the same landing by Dr. Claude Dornier in the Do-X. In total, Do 24ATT flew 22,000 nautical miles and visited 19 countries and 31 destinations including Cambodia, Thailand, India, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Greece, Italy, France, Austria, Germany, England, Ireland, Iceland, Greenland, Canada and the United States, including a number of air show appearances. At Clark Air Base, the flying boat was retrofitted and test flown for issuance of an airworthiness certificate from the Philippine Aviation Authority (ATO). The younger Dornier restored his grandfather's "flying boat" to be able to live out his lifelong dream of flying it around the world and to continue his family's legacy of aviation excellence. Relatives Iren Dornier (grandson of Dr. Claude Dornier) References Do-24.com - Official Website News Release "A Flight for Dreams, the Philippines and its Children" 2004 UNICEF "Flying boat carries hopes and dreams for children" by Kun Li August 27, 2005 Contribute
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