The Clipper used the wings and engine nacelles of the giant Boeing XB-15 bomber on the flying boat’s towering, whale-shaped body. 3,664 miles (5,896 km; 3,184 nm) It is signed on the back by 62 crew members all of whom were crew on one of the Clippers.

Possibly some other crew members did as well. Authored By: Staff Writer | Last Edited: My cousin, Joseph Battaglia, made the model under contract to Pan Am to be completed in time for the Fair opening.

4 x Wright R-2600-3 radial engines developing 1,600 horsepower each. Take off from Colorado and simply drop anchor in Maui. I am looking for the name of the clipper that was about 150 miles behind the Honolulu Clipper & was piloted by Capt. If only we could say the same for successive governments that cancelled so many good designs which enabled the USA take a commanding lead in World aviation.I have since found out the clipper that went down off the coast of Trinidad was on January 8, 1945. She was 5 years old at the time and traveling with her sister (a few years older). Based in San Francisco, we flew under the wartime (WWII) contract with the Naval Air Transport Service (NATS).

I often asked him about photos from his flying days, as he was an avid photographer. The Boeing Company Length: 106′ Wingspan: 152′ Max Gross Takeoff Weight: 82,500 lb B-314, 84,000 lb B-314A All written content, illustrations, and photography are unique to this website (unless where indicated) and not for reuse/reproduction in any form. We do not sell any of the items showcased on this site. This may be your dad. This particular Boeing 314 was the California Clipper and Ford’s crew was largely his usual one. Clarence Mills Caldwells after-action report and he refers to it as the NC18602 but states that it was second-hand information.Maynard Foster was looking for the name of the following B-314 for the Honolulu Clipper (NC18601) but I can’t reply to that post. (Three S-44’s would later be used by American Export Airlines, which competed with Pan Am across the Atlantic from 1945-1950.)

A total of 12 aircraft were built of which, the last one was retired in 1951. Between June, 1939 and June, 1941, 431 in-flight engine repairs were performed by B-314 engineers.Over the course of their careers, the B-314’s operated by Pan American made approximately 5,000 ocean crossings and flew more than 12.5 million miles, and each of Pan Am’s Boeing clippers accumulated mor ethan 18,000 flight hours. 2013-08-23T18:12:59Z The system saw only 12 examples produced in two variants and could ferry up to 68 passengers in late 1930's/early 1940's comfort. Clipper passengers looked down at the sea from large windows and enjoyed the comforts of dressing rooms, a dining salon that could be turned into a lounge and a bridal suite.

In response, Boeing developed the Model 314, nicknamed the “Clipper” after the great oceangoing sailing ships.The Clipper used the wings and engine nacelles of the giant Boeing The Model 314 had a 3,500-mile range and made the first scheduled trans-Atlantic flight June 28, 1939. Consolidated Aircraft proposed a four-engine ship based on its PB-Y Catalina flying boat (which would later gain fame as an anti-submarine and search-and-rescue aircraft during World War II), but the Consolidated design was also rejected as too small.Martin, which made the M-130 China Clipper, proposed a model known as the M-156, but it was also rejected by Pam Am, leaving Glenn Martin furious; despite owing much of its success to the China Clipper.

No, I did not visit you in Alaska but your Dad did invite me to fly up to his “Moose Farm”. My father was John deKramer, the navigator.