Which was the seaplane first shown in the film "The Aviator"?

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In "The Aviator" HH arrives at the beach in a really cool looking
seaplane and later teaches Katharine Hepburn to fly in the same
plane. Does anybody know if that was a restoration, or replica
of an actual seaplane from that era? And which one?

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FF

[Dave Stadt]

Sikorsky S-38. There are several flying. Had 2 S-38s and an S-39 at OSH a
couple of years ago.

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> In "The Aviator" HH arrives at the beach in a really cool looking
> seaplane and later teaches Katharine Hepburn to fly in the same
> plane. Does anybody know if that was a restoration, or replica
> of an actual seaplane from that era? And which one?
>
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