Convair F2Y Sea Dart
The Convair F2Y Sea Dart was an American seaplane fighter aircraft that takes off and lands using hydro-skis. This aircraft’s first flight was in 1953 and retired in 1957. This plane is the only seaplane to have exceeded the speed of sound. The program was canceled after a series of unsatisfactory results and a tragic accident on 4 November 1954, in which test pilot Charles E. Richbourg was killed when the Sea Dart he was piloting disintegrated in midair.