Boeing
314 No. 18 NC 18602 above San Francisco Bay |
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Date: |
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1940 |
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Clyde Sunderland |
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A commanding presence
above San Francisco, a Pan American flying boat was the master of
Pacific aviation in the years before World War II. During the war
they were an important asset used for transport and training. Aviation
technology, however, would advance rapidly and with the war’s
end came the end of the age of the flying boat. |
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Number: |
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AP-221 |
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Martin
M-130 Philippine Clipper NC14715 above Alcatraz |
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October 12, 1936 |
Photographer: |
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Clyde Sunderland |
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This check-flight around
the Bay was made in preparation for a special trip aboard the Philippine
Clipper two days later. Pan American heads Juan T. Trippe and C.
V. Whitney invited several prominent publishers on a trans-Pacific
proving flight in advance of regular passenger service. They reached
Hong Kong on the 23rd of October. |
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AP-40 |
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Martin
M-130 China Clipper NC14716 alights at Alameda |
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Date: |
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May 10, 1938 |
Photographer: |
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Clyde Sunderland |
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Back in its homeport,
the China Clipper makes the transition from airplane to watercraft
as it touches down on San Francisco Bay. The Alameda base seaplane
facilities and its hangars sit at the head of a manmade harbor created
by a breakwater of scuttled ships that include derelict troop transports
from the first world war. |
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Number: |
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AP-186 |
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Martin
M-130 Hawaii Clipper NC14714 off Pt. Reyes, California |
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Date: |
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May 17, 1938 |
Photographer: |
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Clyde Sunderland |
Description: |
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The Hawaii Clipper, originally
named Hawaiian Clipper, is conducting a fuel dump test to meet federal
requirements for the jettisoning of fuel to reduce weight in case
of an emergency landing. This was the third and last of the M-130
models delivered to Pan American. It tragically disappeared without
a trace east of Manila on July 28, 1938. |
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AP-208 |
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Martin
M-130 Hawaii Clipper NC14714 test flight |
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Date: |
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May 17, 1938 |
Photographer: |
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Clyde Sunderland |
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Pan American developed
long-range radio technology for communication and navigation. The
crew’s radio officer deployed a trailing antennae, seen dangling
from the Hawaii Clipper, to pick up direction finding signals and
transmit information in Morse code. Signal range of radio stations
installed along the route reached as far as 1,800 miles. |
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Number: |
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AP-199 |
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