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The inaugural transpacific Pan American Airways clipper transpacific airmail service from California to Manila, the Philippines, carried 110,865 letters. When the flight landed in Manila #onthisday in 1935, the crew, led by Captain Edwin Musick, was treated to an elaborate welcoming ceremony with an estimated 250,000 people in attendance. The flight covered 8,210 miles with a flying time of 59 hours and 48 minutes. Have you been to Manila? Learn more about early transpacific aviation in "China Clipper" on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum. http://bit.ly/chinaclipper Image: Pan American Airways, Martin M-130 China Clipper, Manila, 1935 (reproduced c. 1993). Transferred from the Pan American World Airways Archive. 1993.11.31 This image was posted on November 29, 2018.

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Pan American Airways. It is related to Pan American World Airways (the company) .