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#Onthisday in 1889, Igor Siskorsky was born in Kiev (Kyiv), modern day Ukraine.
This image was posted on May 25, 2019.
#chinaclipper #sikorsky #igorsikorsky #panamerican #goldengatebridge #sanfrancisco #sfhistory
The adventurous nature of the first scheduled air service from the San Francisco Bay Area to Hong Kong is captured in our China Clipper exhibition.
This image was posted on February 27, 2019.
#chinaclipper #transpacific #panamerican #panam #hongkong #avgeek
In the 1930s, Pan American Airways’ flying boats captured the imagination of a generation, as they dramatically reduced the amount of time it took to travel between continents.
This image was posted on December 18, 2018.
#chinaclipper #aviationhistory #avgeek #panam #sewing #sewingneedles #1930s
In the 1930s, Pan American Airways’ flying boats captured the imagination of a generation, as they dramatically reduced the amount of time it took to travel between continents.
This image was posted on December 18, 2018.
#chinaclipper #aviationhistory #avgeek #panam #sewing #sewingneedles #1930s
In the 1930s, Pan American Airways’ flying boats captured the imagination of a generation, as they dramatically reduced the amount of time it took to travel between continents.
This image was posted on December 18, 2018.
#chinaclipper #aviationhistory #avgeek #panam #sewing #sewingneedles #1930s
In the 1930s, Pan American Airways’ flying boats captured the imagination of a generation, as they dramatically reduced the amount of time it took to travel between continents.
This image was posted on December 18, 2018.
#chinaclipper #aviationhistory #avgeek #panam #sewing #sewingneedles #1930s
The inaugural transpacific Pan American Airways clipper transpacific airmail service from California to Manila, the Philippines, carried 110,865 letters.
This image was posted on November 29, 2018.
#chinaclipper #aviationhistory #avgeek #panam
#OnThisDay in 1935, the first of three Martin M-130 flying boats was delivered to Pan American Airways.
This image was posted on October 09, 2018.
#chinaclipper #panam #earlyaviation #avgeek #paa #panamerican #flyingboats #transpacific
The Sikorsky S-42 was developed to meet the requirements of Pan American Airways’ president Juan T. Trippe for a large, long-range, trans-oceanic flying boat.
This image was posted on August 18, 2018.
#aviationevolutions #jimlund #sikorsky #chinaclipper #panam #panamerican #paa #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #modelplane #avgeeks #modelaircraft #airplane #aircraft #flyingboat
#OnThisDay in 1939, Pan American Airways received its first two Boeing 314 flying boats.
This image was posted on January 27, 2018.
#chinaclipper #panam #panamerican #flyingboats #boeing #boeing314 #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
#OnThisDay in 1939, Pan American Airways received its first two Boeing 314 flying boats.
This image was posted on January 27, 2018.
#chinaclipper #panam #panamerican #flyingboats #boeing #boeing314 #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
Glenn L. Martin was born on #onthisday in 1886 in Macksburg, Iowa.
This image was posted on January 17, 2018.
#avgeek #glennmartin #m130 #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #lockheedmartin #chinaclipper