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…
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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…
USAT Meigs / Canberra Maru update by request:
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Manning the Rails of the USAT Meigs
While finishing off a new chapter In the upcoming Lost Clipper book, I sat back and reflected about what it must have been like for the US Army personal manning the rails of the USAT Meigs (yes, this was an Army cargo transport ship, not a US Navy vessel) and smelling the noxious vapors coming…
A Concrete Slab Can Be Such a Beautiful Thing
But only if it is the right depth, width, length and age.. THEN, yes, a lovely thing. In seeking these surprisingly many objects of my affection, I enlist the help of local guides, translators and helpers to navigate me in and around the islands with safety and ease. On my second journey, I had the…
The Needle in the Hay Field
A Needle in a haystack? Yes, please! But no, I got the worse-case scenario of a rusty bent needle in a hay-field that hasn’t been harvested in over seventy years. How do I say “Ugh” in Chuukese? BTW, if you went “huh??” with the word Chuukese, the definition is as follows: Ahem… Chuukese (also called Trukese) is…
Sikorsky S-43 / JRS-1 Baby Clipper at the Udvar Hazy
What a nice surprise to find the only remaining JRS-1 on the planet in front of me. This particular aircraft was serving in the US Navy at Pearl Harbor and escaped being destroyed by the attack. This type of aircraft flown as the civilian version was known as the S-43, a “Baby Clipper” used by…
Thinking About Chuuk
On cold days like today when the trees are bare and the wind blows cold, I am reminded of the heat and humidity that are Chuuk at this very moment on the other side of the world. Nestled in the leafy tropical trees and hidden from the causal observer are ruins such as these… a…
The Lost Clipper - The mission to bring 15 forgotten Americans home 