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flight of the Sikorsky S-42 Pan American Clipper NR-823M |
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Clyde Sunderland |
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Framed by the wing struts
of the chase plane, the Pan American Clipper rises above the clouds
heading west on the first survey flight to Honolulu. Under the command
of Chief Pilot No. 1, Captain Edwin C. Musick, this proving flight
in preparation for scheduled service was logged as “routine”
upon arrival 18 hours and 39 minutes later. |
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AP-19 |
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Sikorsky
S-42 Pan American Clipper NR-823M above San Francisco |
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April 16, 1935 |
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Clyde Sunderland |
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The S-42 sails above
downtown San Francisco leaving behind a steamer ship berthed along
a pier at the Embarcadero. Travel time from the mainland to Hawaii
would soon be reduced to less than one day aboard a Pan American
clipper. |
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AP-14 |
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Sikorsky
S-42 Pan American Clipper NR-823M from above |
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April 16, 1935 |
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Clyde Sunderland |
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Originally registered
NC-823M and christened West Indies Clipper, the Pan American Clipper
was modified for long-range flying and transferred from Latin America
service to trans-Pacific survey duty. Fitted out with tanks to carry
17,000 lb. of fuel, the renamed S-42 was re-licensed NR-823M, which
restricted it from carrying passengers. |
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AP-17 |
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Sikorsky
S-42 Pan American Clipper NR-823M clears the Golden Gate |
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April 16, 1935 |
Photographer: |
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Clyde Sunderland |
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Pan American Clipper
passes over the construction site of the south anchorage of the
Golden Gate Bridge being built around Fort Point, an historic 19th
century landmark. With its distinct out-rigged pontoons, twin vertical
stabilizers, and porthole-style windows, the modified S-42 sets
a heading for Hawaii 2,400 miles to the southwest. |
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AP-11 |
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China
Clipper NC14714 flying over Aquatic Park |
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May 10, 1938 |
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Clyde Sunderland |
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China Clipper NC14714
flying over Aquatic Park, San Francisco CA. |
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AP-193 |
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