Exploring the World of Pan Am’s Juan Trippe – An Interview with His Son Edward Trippe
Tag: Pan Am
“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.
Hawaii, One of the Brightest Jewels in Pan Am’s Crown
From the arrival of the first clipper in 1935, Hawaii was one of the brightest jewels in Pan Am”s crown.
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: 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.
What Happened to the Hawaii Clipper?
In the years since the Hawaii Clipper disappeared, no one has figured out what happened to the flying boat and its crew.
An Expedition to Locate the Wreckage of Samoan Clipper
by The Pan Am Foundation Dr. Robert Ballard is best known for his discovery of the RMS Titanic’s final resting place. He continues his ocean exploration and work on board the Nautilus. BREAKING NEWS: Now in his sights is Pan American World Airways Sikorsky S-42 “Samoan Clipper”. Captained by Edwin C. Musick, lost over the…
New Zealand/U.S. filmmakers hope to solve aviation mystery linked to Amelia Earhart
by SIMON MAUDE, Stuff A New Zealand filmmaker has teamed up with a former US Navy intelligence officer in a bid to solve one of aviation’s most intriguing mysteries. Aucklander Ollie Dale is joining Guy Noffsinger and team to investigate how Pan Am flight 229 inexplicably vanished over the Pacific in 1938 – and how the plane’s disappearance…
Son of Juan Trippe Passes Away
(Published in The New York Times on Feb. 5, 2017) “Charlie,” 81 years young, died peacefully but reluctantly at home in Westport Point, MA on January 29, 2017 in the company of his family. He was a perpetrator of wild schemes, energetic and hardworking, an enthusiastic family sailor, a lover of golf, skiing, and football,…
What exactly is Precipitation Static?
Recently a received a question that I thought I would know but as it turns out – I did not…
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…
75th Anniversary of the Loss of the Hawaii Clipper
July 29, 1938, the Hawaii Clipper, on trip #229, was presumedly lost at sea 75 years ago today. The flying boat service between San Francisco Bay and Manila Bay required approximately sixty hours of flying time over six days with intermediate stops at Pearl Harbor, Midway Atoll, Wake Island and Guam. The Hawaii Clipper disappeared…
Lost Clipper 