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.
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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!
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…
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…
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…
Malaysia Airlines Still Missing and No Oil Link
So now what? Just like the Pan Am Clipper, Oil was found and it too had no connection to the missing flying boat. Bohr aircraft seem to vanish leaving behind no debris or trace. The pilots did not indicate any problem to the tower, and no distress signal was issued, as happened to the Hawaii…
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Lost at Sea
Originally posted on The Lost Clipper – The mission to bring 15 forgotten Americans home:
As everyone else in the world feels, my hope and prayers go with the passengers, crew and families of the people aboard Malaysian Airlines Flight 370. It had not occurred to me until I saw the below photo of the striking…
Malaysia Airlines Text Update
Sorry everyone, the previous blog update got away from me before I had completed it. Sorry for the confusion. Please refresh or check back for the correct version. Best, Guy
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Lost at Sea
As everyone else in the world feels, my hope and prayers go with the passengers, crew and families of the people aboard Malaysian Airlines Flight 370. It had not occurred to me until I saw the below photo of the striking and eerie similarities between this tragic event, and the same tragedy that befell flight…
The Trust Territory SA-16 that served Chuuk Lagoon
Today I bring you one of the photos I recently unearthed that is certainly a blast front the past. Pictured is a Grumman SA-16 Albatross (tail #N9942F) used by the US Department of the Interior on the parking ramp of what is today’s Chuuk International Airport. For those of you who don’t know, the airport…
The Lost Clipper - The mission to bring 15 forgotten Americans home 