Hello All! We’ve now arrived in Truk Lagoon, Micronesia to continue the quest for The Lost Clipper. As mentioned in our previous posts, we hope to be able to bring you updates from the islands to include brief commentary and photos (depending on available bandwidth, of course). Please “Like” our facebook page, “See Us”…
Category: On Mission
On My Way…
August 12, 2014 We haven’t been formally introduced? I’m Jeff Riegel, a friend and fellow video enthusiast to Guy, helping with everything from shooting to editing to social media in this fantastic endevour. I’ve been acquainted with Guy and The Lost Clipper project since we first met in early 2002. Through the years, I’ve been…
Guam: Last Stop Before Truk, Micronesia
August 10, 2014 A few shots from Guy on his travels. Here he is arriving in Guam for the night, his last stop. After some overnight rest, he’ll travel on to Truk in the morning, his final destination. Stopping in Japan and Guam helps him acclimate to the changing timezones, a 14 hour (and one…
Mission #3 Pre-Trip Words
August 8, 2014 A few words… only hours before Guy Noffsinger leaves for Japan then on to Truk for the third mission to search for the 15 lost American souls. Guy’s airplane will be maneuvering around two named hurricanes in the Pacific Ocean on his long flight to Japan. With a 15 hour layover, he…
Seven Days and Counting…
One more shout out to everyone who helped make this effort possible. Because of your financial support and integral belief in this project, the Hunt for the Lost Clipper has begun preparations to leave the US and head for Micronesia next Friday. In reality, the $6,100 raised is roughly 50% of the actual cost of…
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.
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….
Tumon Guam
If you are in the grips of cold weather, here is a photo of Tumon Guam to warm ya up a bit? 🙂 Enjoy!
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….
The Hunt to Solve the Mystery of the Hawaii Clipper (2011-2012)
DATELINE: December 31, 2011 SUCCESS! Your contribution has enabled me to return to the island in February 2012 (visited previously in 2009) and use Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) to localize the 15 bodies for DNA identification. After the suspected site is processed, the bodies will be recognized by the US Government for return to…
The Lost Clipper - The mission to bring 15 forgotten Americans home 