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#OnThisDay in 1935, the first of three Martin M-130 flying boats was delivered to Pan American Airways. Named the "China Clipper", this M-130 would go on to make history by inaugurating the first scheduled transpacific air mail service from California to the Philippines. #ChinaClipper #PanAm #EarlyAviation #AvGeek Pan American Airways postcard, Martin M-130 China Clipper late 1930s Gift of the Captain John B. Russell Family This image was posted on October 09, 2016.