China Clipper (NC14716) was the first of three Martin M-130 four-engine flying boats built for Pan American Airways and was used to inaugurate the first commercial transpacific airmail service from San Francisco to Manila on November 22, 1935. [1]

On the evening of January 8, 1945, the China Clipper stuck an object in the water and sank at Port of Spain in Trinidad; the crash killed 14 of the 18 passengers, and 9 of the 12 members of the crew. Over its career, the China Clipper flew more than 2.4 million miles and spent more than 15,000 hours in the air, carrying approximately 3,500 ...

Martin named them the Martin Ocean Transports, but to the public they were the "China Clippers", a name that became a generic term for Pan Am's large flying boats - including, retroactively, the smaller Sikorsky S-42 (first flown in 1931) and larger Boeing 314 (first flown in 1938).

The Martin M-130, or 'China Clipper' as it was known, was one of the most advanced airplanes of its day. It could accommodate up to 32 passengers. Each passenger compartment held eight seats or six sleeping berths, the lounge seated twelve.

Dec 30, 2022 · The first Martin M-130, nicknamed the “China Clipper,” was delivered to Pan American Airways on October 9th, 1935, and would take off on its first flight just over a month later. On the evening of November 22th, 1935, the China Clipper departed from San Francisco bound for Honolulu, Hawaii, arriving the following morning. It sat overnight ...

Nov 22, 2014 · The China Clipper was the first of a series of flying boats owned by Pan American airways that crisscrossed the Pacific beginning in 1935. The boats were named for the clipper sailing ships of the mid-19th century, the speedy trading ships.

Pan Am’s fabled China Clipper, a Martin M-130 flying boat, left Alameda on San Francisco Bay on November 22, 1935. Under the command of Capt. Edwin C. Musick, the flight would reach Manila six days later via Honolulu, Midway, Wake and Guam.

China Clippers were in fact noisy, tiring, and dangerous. They remind us of their namesakes, the Clipper Ships -- fast and dangerous ships that carried small cargos. The price of tea was briefly high enough that it paid to carry a small load very fast.

China Clipper is a 1936 American drama film directed by Ray Enright, written by Frank Wead and starring Pat O'Brien, Ross Alexander, Beverly Roberts, Humphrey Bogart and, in his final motion-picture appearance, veteran actor Henry B. Walthall. [1]

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