The Felixstowe F.5 was a British First World War flying boat designed by Lieutenant Commander John Cyril Porte, RN of the Seaplane Experimental Station in Felixstowe. == Design and development == Porte designed a better hull for the larger Curtiss H-12 flying boat, resulting in the Felixstowe F.2A, which was greatly superior to the original Curtiss boat.
The Felixstowe F.5 was a British First World War flying boat designed by Lieutenant Commander John Cyril Porte, RN of the Seaplane Experimental Station in Felixstowe. == Design and development == Porte designed a better hull for the larger Curtiss H-12 flying boat, resulting in the Felixstowe F.2A, which was greatly superior to the original Curtiss boat.
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