If you are a Texas Native, then this old news clip will bring extra meaning to you.
A Question For You…
Hi everyone… so here is your chance to help in solve this question: What is this in the photo? I am currently scanning many images, artifacts and letters from my friend James and this was tucked in an old letter from Mark Walker. Any thoughts? It was bright back from Hong Kong.
The latest Pan Am Movie Reel to surface from the National Archives
Please have a look and step back in time with a recently recovered film reel from the National Archives. Many thanks go to my friend Dirk for his passion and research to help keep the Hawaii Clipper project moving forward. Enjoy!
Pan Am’s Hawaii Clipper in 3D
Thanks everyone for all your warm notes on this project. The 3D M-130 Flying Boat is completed and here is the image. Please note that all the “filters” that are used to take it from cartoon to photo real have not been used and is pretty much raw. Given that, it looks pretty darn good…
The Hawaii Clipper Flys Again!
Thanks to NewTek’s Lightwave 3D software, the Hawaii Clipper will fly again in the upcoming documentary about the mysterious vanishing of flight #229.
Finding new clues in old news
It never ceases to surprise me how I can spend years looking for clues of the Hawaii Clipper and still find “new” images of an old mystery. In the above photo is a newspaper story of the crew of the US Army Transport ship (USAT) Meigs recovering an away boat to capture floating oil samples…
Thank-You, James
I would like to make a brief mention to my newest friend and colleague James. I will withhold the last name until I know it is ok, but in the meantime, this amazing individual has given me the most unique inside look at the brief life and times of Mark Walker. I am sincerely thankful…
Lost and Found?
Today is Day 33 in the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. The discovery of any debris is still elusive to the searchers and a continued source of pain to the families and friends grieving their loved ones. For me personally, every time I hear anything about the missing airliner, and the possible causes of…
Hawaii Clipper 3D model v4
Hi everyone! Just a quick note to let you know Spring has definitely sprung with the Hawaii Clipper project and we are kicking off April with plans to complete the 3D model (Version 4 shown here… still needs some tweaking but getting there) and two interviews of family members associated with the passengers and crew….
Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 Fourteen Days Overdue
Will we ever know what happened to Flight MH370? Whether the most recent floating objects spotted are from the missing flight are related is still being determined, however most experts believe the debris may have sunk by now. However, even if they do find floating debris, the process of determining whether they’re from the missing…
NEW 3D Animated Hawaii Clipper
I really should not be doing this but I saw the first version of the 3D model of the Hawaii Clipper Flying Boat today and was just ecstatic about its impressive accuracy. There are a few tweaks that need to be made but overall, I’m quite pleased with the artists work. This model will eventually…
Malaysia Airliner Hijacked
There is a headline I expect to read any day now that new information may be coming to light that indicates an intentional effort to switch off the various communication devices aboard the Beijing bound 777 aircraft. For the very first time, I have seen the word “Piracy” associated with this particular flight. As you…
The Lost Clipper - The mission to bring 15 forgotten Americans home 