To meet the demand for a trans-Pacific aircraft, the Martin M-130 was specifically built for Pan Am’s President Juan Trippe. This all-metal flying boat boasted streamlined aerodynamics and powerful engines capable of meeting the airline’s specified range and payload requirements.
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Another Anniversary
Today marks the anniversary of the loss of the Hawaii Clipper, July 28 1938.
Indiana Jones Sat Here
by Indiana Jones Wiki Below is an article that we originally posted in February 2022. In light of the new film “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” released on June 30, 2023 we thought we’d repost this. Did you know a Clipper had an appearance in the Indian Jones film series? Related to The…
“Overnight to Hawaii” 1940 Pan Am Clipper Promo Film Routes to the Orient
This promotional documentary film entitled “Overnight to Hawaii” highlights the pre-World War II flight paths of Pan Am Clippers along the Pacific and offers the viewer a life-like experience of being on board.
The Story Behind the Manufacturer of The Hawaii Clipper
byJake Hardiman | Simply Flying When it comes to US postwar airliners, Douglas’s piston-engined designs like the DC-4 spring to mind. However, originally based in California, a now largely forgotten manufacturer called the Glenn L. Martin Company also threw its hat into the ring. In the beginning While The Martin Company’s best-known airliners flew in…
Pan Am PBS Documentary “Across the Pacific: Another Ocean” Pt. III
by Moreno/Lyons Productions in association withThe Pan Am Museum Foundation The third and last episode of the new Pan Am documentary entitled “Another Ocean” is streaming on the website of Virginia Public Media, the “presenting” PBS station. (View here…) https://www.pbs.org/video/crossing-the-pacific-across-the-pacific-another-ocean-a456bz/ Defying the skeptics, Pan Am builds an airway to Asia, allowing its airplanes to hopscotch across the world’s widest…
Pan Am PBS Documentary “Across The Pacific: Latin Laboratory” Pt. II
by Moreno/Lyons Productions in association withThe Pan Am Museum Foundation Air Tourism Begins in “Across The Pacific: Latin Laboratory” The second episode of the new Pan Am documentary entitled “Latin Laboratory” is streaming on the website of Virginia Public Media, the “presenting” PBS station. https://player.pbs.org/viralplayer/3043058025/ The third and last episode “Another Ocean” will be available online through PBS…
Pan Am PBS Documentary “Across the Pacific: Airborne” Pt. 1
When the China Clipper took off for the first scheduled flight to Manila on November 22, 1935, it riveted the attention of people around the world.
Choy’s China Clipper Restaurant
Never give up hope! I have to remind myself those words from time to time. I recently had the pleasure of visiting Journal Square in Jersey City, New Jersey a few weeks ago and time sure has had its impact on the location that hosted Wah Sun Choy’s China Clipper Restaurant (lower left corner under…
Looking (and finding) the greatest clue in the Mystery of the Hawaii Clipper
Thank you for keeping in touch with The Lost Clipper research effort. Bill, Myron, Jeff, Tony and many, many others have been working on this project for over a decade now and we have achieved a new milestone in proving the bodies of fifteen Americans are indeed entombed under the remains of a concrete slab…
Getting ready for round III
Here is a very short montage of video I took on my last visit to Micronesia. As you can see, this effort had a lot of moving parts and many people making those parts work as smooth as possible. I could not take on an effort of this magnitude all by myself so my dear…
Found!
Well here is a lucky find today! I just received an original postcard of a restaurant called the China Clipper from either the late 1930s or early 1940s. According to my research, Wah Sun (Watson) Choy, a passenger on the Hawaii Clipper caring a very large some of money to his brother Frank in China,…
The Lost Clipper - The mission to bring 15 forgotten Americans home 