The China Clipper and Pan Am Staff at Alameda, California, December 18, 1936

The China Clipper and Pan Am Staff at Alameda, California, December 18, 1936

Image from cover of Crosscheck: Pan Am's Safety Dialogue, Vol. 7, No. 3, Nov. 1980. Caption reads: "China Clipper and Pan Am staff at Alameda, California, December 18, 1936. The China Clipper was one of three Martin-130 flying boats owned by Pan Am. It began passenger and airmail service in November, 1935, serving Honolulu, Manila and Hong Kong. Powered by four Pratt and Whitney Wasp engines rated at 830 horsepower for takeoff, the airplane could cruise 2400 miles with 24 passengers and 2000 pounds of mail. Maximum cruising speed was 113 knots at 5000 feet. The China Clipper was destroyed during a night landing at Port of Spain, Trinidad, when it struck the water in an excessively steep altitude. Of the 30 souls on board, 13 passengers and nine of 12 crewmembers perished. Photo by Jack C. Gutte. From the collection of George Dahl, Northwest Orient Airlines."

Pan American World Airways, Inc.

1980-11

Still Image

asm03410041480001001

1980-1989

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