Because it comes up from time to time, here is an original layout drawing of the Hawaii Clipper as part of its delivery package from the Glenn L. Martin Company to Pan Am Airways. Looks like a bit of a cramped trip when packed with passengers and crew, however, for trip #229, it only…
George Merrill Davis, Second Officer
George Merrill Davis, Second Officer (Pilot) verified by family members. *** NEW POST *** (Taken from The Helena Daily Independent Newspaper, Saturday July 30, 1930) WIFE GRIEVES Santa Barbara, Calif., July 29.— “Mrs. George Merrill Davis, who married the co-pilot of the missing Hawaii Clipper in a fashionable wedding here last year, was near collapse tonight…
The Hawaii Clipper Performs Her First Float Test
Hawaii Clipper Flying Boat wades into Maryland’s Middle River for a float test
NASA and the Hawaii Clipper
Well, what eventually became NASA, was called NACA which stood for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, and there begins a great discovery. Way back on March 3, 1915, the US government realized that as World War I was turning into a much larger confrontation than first estimated, it was still inadequately prepared to fight…
Painted Clouds of the Jungle
Attached is an image of a discovered Japanese Navy bomber on a Chuuk Lagoon airfield in 1946.
Suspect Myrt aircraft
Seen above are some archival images of a Japanese Torpedo aircraft found on an island in Chuuk (Truk Lagoon). While not directly tied to the Hawaii Clipper research effort, it is a foot note in today’s history that still, to this day, interesting and historically valuable relics are still being discovered in this day in…
The Hawaii Clipper Breaks its Silence at the Smithsonian Udvar Hazy Museum
On Monday, April 8, 2013 I had the honor and privilege of speaking about the Hawaii Clipper to the Northern Virginia Chapter of the American Aviation Historical Society at the Smithsonian Udvar Hazy Museum. The time “flew” by but I think we had some excellent discussions about the mystery and the status of my research….
A Footnote in Time
A postcard from the past. Thanks everyone for your offers of help and information. I received this from a dear friend and it just keeps me engaged in this story.
Truk Lagoon as the Clipper Arrived
Maybe, just maybe, this is how the local Chuukese saw the clipper arrive July 30, 1938?
Thanks Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum!
I am tipping my hat today to the Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum today for their top-notch support for the Hawaii Clipper effort. I had the pleasure of learning more about the production of the M-130 only yards from where it all happened and was given copies of some of the best preserved images I have…
A New Video for a New Year
Hello Friends, As we all turn the page from 2012 to 2013, I would like to first thank you for your constant support and belief in this project. I am most humbled by your kindness and generosity in helping to solve this long lost mystery. Together, we will actually fulfill that ambition this year. In…
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The Lost Clipper - The mission to bring 15 forgotten Americans home 