The HU-16E Albatross manufactured by Grumman was an amphibious US Coast Guard aircraft in service from 1951 to 1983.
In it's retirement, I believe that it would be a perfect character (Albie) in a Disney/Pixar movie.

This image was taken from a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera with a Carl Zeiss Distagon 1:4 f=50mm T* lens and Kowa Y2 ø67 filter + adapter using Rollei Retro 80S film, scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.