As you’ve seen over the past six weeks, we’ve teamed up with some heavy hitters in various industries to help us with our research and investigations. Bill Stinnett, former Hawaii Five-O Police Investigator and Truk Lagoon resident, is back this week to tell you his feelings and to give you some background on the tasks…
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Weekly Clipper Clip #05 featuring Steve Murphy of Netflix’s “Narcos”
This week’s Lost Clipper clip features Mr. Steve Murphy whom we’ve teamed with to investigate the disappearance of the Hawaii Clipper. As a Special Agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Stephen Murphy and his partner, Javier Peña, targeted the world’s first narco-terrorist, Pablo Escobar, and the Medellin Cartel. Living and working alongside their Colombian…
Weekly Clipper Clip #04 featuring Javier Peña of Netflix’s “Narcos”
This week’s Lost Clipper clip features Mr. Javier Peña whom we’ve teamed with to investigate the disappearance of the Hawaii Clipper. Javier Peña retired from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as a Special Agent in Charge (SAC) in January 2014 after 30 years of service. His career was highlighted by his volunteering for assignment to…
Lining Up West Coast Interviews for October
Guy and Jeff are lining up some West Coast USA interviews
Weekly Clipper Clip #03
A local citizen from Chuuk, Micronesia gives us his insight into The Lost Clipper.
Weekly Clipper Clip #02
This week we bring to you Dr. Vernon Grose, a renowned author, professor, aerospace engineer, air disaster analyst, risk management expert, and former member of the National Transportation Safety Board. Dr. Grose regularly appears on various news media programs, providing commentary pertaining to current events in relation to risk and analysis of aviation crashes, terrorist…
July 29 – Seventy Eight Years Ago
On this day, seventy eight years ago, flight 229 vanished into history. If you have been following this blog; you know the story and where we are in the effort to bring an answer to the many questions that still exist of how and why it disappeared. Today we wish our continued sympathies and respect…
TODAY IS THE 72ND ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY
TODAY IS THE 72ND ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY
BIG News… Coming Soon!
Greetings everyone! As we enter the month of May, it made me think back to another May in 1936 when the Hawaii Clipper was christened in the still waters of Pearl Harbor between Ford Island and Pearl City. My fellow traveler and filmmaker colleague, Jeff Riegel, and I visited that very spot last year and…
Super Typhoon Maysak Strikes Truk Lagoon
On March 31 at 0900 UTC (5 a.m. EDT), Super typhoon Maysak’s maximum sustained winds were near 140 knots (161.1 mph/ 259.3 kph). Hurricane-force winds extended 40 nautical miles (46 mile/74 km) from the center, and tropical storm-force winds extended 100 nautical miles (115 miles/185 km) from the center. Power has been intermittent in…
Life in an Archive: A Visit to the Pan Am Collection
Reprinted article by Steve Hersh and Jason Sylvestre with permission from the University of Miami: http://library.miami.edu/blog/2015/02/16/life-in-an-archive-a-visit-to-the-pan-am-collection/ Life in an Archive_ A Visit to the Pan Am Collection _ University of Miami Library
Re-Researching the Richter Library
Recently, I visited the Richter Library to assess their effort of re-cataloging the massive Pan Am Airways. Wow, what a difference! On my last visit, I went through nearly twenty boxes of photos… this time, only five. Why? There is so much more to see and now items are in their proper order. Great job…
The Lost Clipper - The mission to bring 15 forgotten Americans home 