Reprinted article by Steve Hersh and Jason Sylvestre with permission from the University of Miami: http://library.miami.edu/blog/2015/02/16/life-in-an-archive-a-visit-to-the-pan-am-collection/ Life in an Archive_ A Visit to the Pan Am Collection _ University of Miami Library
Re-Researching the Richter Library
Recently, I visited the Richter Library to assess their effort of re-cataloging the massive Pan Am Airways. Wow, what a difference! On my last visit, I went through nearly twenty boxes of photos… this time, only five. Why? There is so much more to see and now items are in their proper order. Great job…
Cleared to Land
I just left the University of Miami’s Pan Am grand debut of the “Cleared to Land” exhibit and recognition program marking the achievement of reinvigorating the archive search system. It was truly a wonderful event and showcased speakers who helped put together a far more precise catalog system after over 700 man hours of effort….
Goodbye to 2014
What a year! 2014 lived up to and even exceeded the expectations for how I, and many others, thought the year would play out. The good news of 2014 for me was that we finally solved the existence and location of the “concrete hospital slab.” The bad news is IF the passengers and crew of…
Hawaii Clipper Project Interview by Author Christine Negroni
Book Aviation Author and Television News Correspondent Christine Negroni took time out of her busy writing schedule to interview Guy Noffsinger about the Hawaii Clipper and its historic parallels to other commercial flight vanishings. The exchange was both energetic and mutually rewarding as the two seasoned aircraft researchers compared notes and exchanged ideas and theories…
Thanks for the Great Article, Larry McLean and Aquamedia.com!
Here is a re-post if some of you missed Larry McLean’s article…
“A Date Which Will Live in Infamy”
December 7, 1941-2014 Today marks the 73rd anniversary of the bombing in Pearl Harbor and the beginning of World War II, “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy” in President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s own words. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941, stunned virtually everyone in the United States military. Japan’s…
Looking (and finding) the greatest clue in the Mystery of the Hawaii Clipper
Thank you for keeping in touch with The Lost Clipper research effort. Bill, Myron, Jeff, Tony and many, many others have been working on this project for over a decade now and we have achieved a new milestone in proving the bodies of fifteen Americans are indeed entombed under the remains of a concrete slab…
Apra Harbor – Guam
Apra Harbor is a deep water port on the western side of the US territory of Guam. The southern end of the harbor is the location of Naval Base Guam and the site of where the massive China Clipper flying boats touched down and delivered their passengers and cargo. Today most of Apra Harbor is…
The ‘Search’ for Lost Clipper Videos
Have you missed one of our past video’s on The Lost Clipper project? Fear not! Sit back and catch-up on the search through a series of short videos created over the past few years… https://www.youtube.com/user/lostclipper
Socially, We Need A Favor…
Hello All– in an attempt to make sure all our subscribers and viewers get Lost Clipper updates in a timely fashion, we’d like to add YOU to our network of connected friends and colleagues. The easiest way to do this is for you to LIKE, SUBSCRIBE or FOLLOW us so we can , in turn,…
Back in the USA
Hi everyone, It has been a couple of weeks since we have been back and I am still combing though video, photos and data we acquired. I know that some of you want a definitive answer on our search results but that will take much more time. The reason is that although we found “the”…
The Lost Clipper - The mission to bring 15 forgotten Americans home 