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 …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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