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#OnThisDay in 1935, Pan America’s first scheduled flight to Manila took off from Alameda. Have you been to Manila? This tweet was posted on November 22, 2015.
#OnThisDay in 1935, the China Clipper, returned to Alameda after its record-breaking round trip flight to Manila. This tweet was posted on December 06, 2015.
#OnThisDay in 1946, #Philippine Airlines became the first Asian Airline to cross the Pacific Ocean. This non-scheduled flight from Manila to Oakland, CA, took 41 hours and stopped at Guam, Kwajalein, and Honolulu, flying a DC-4. #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on July 31, 2020.
#Onthisday in 1935, the inaugural #transpacific #PanAm #Clipper service landed in Manila from CA, covering 8,210 miles with a flying time of 59 hours and 48 minutes. Today, a nonstop flight from #SFO to #Manila takes around 15 hours. #avgeek #chinaclipper This tweet was posted on November 29, 2017.
$955 would get you from Honolulu to Manila both today and in 1940: http://t.co/sCVhV416Pu #PanAm This tweet was posted on November 03, 2014.
After World War II, Qantas Empire Airways was nationalized and began rapidly expanding its route system. International routes with Douglas DC-4 airliners were established to Manila, Hong Kong, and Tokyo. #FlyingSouthernCross This tweet was posted on January 12, 2023.
After almost 60 hours of travel, Pan Am's first scheduled transpacific flight landed in Manila. #TravelTuesday This tweet was posted on November 17, 2015.
After leaving Alameda on Nov 22, and landing in Manila (shown here!) on Nov 29, the #ChinaClipper started its long journey back to the United States on Dec 2. The entire round-trip included over 123 hours of flying time, covered over 16,000 miles, and set 19 world records. This tweet was posted on November 29, 2021.
Can you imagine a roundtrip flight from the Philippine capital of Manila, to California taking 15 days? In 1935, the first scheduled transpacific airmail flight took 8 days to reach Manila from Alameda, and 4 days to come back, for a total of 123 flight hours. #avgeek #PanAm This tweet was posted on December 06, 2019.
Can you imagine embarking on a fifteen-day roundtrip flight between Alameda and Manila? In 1935, the first scheduled transpacific airmail flight took eight days to reach Manila from Alameda, with stops in Honolulu, Midway Atoll, Wake Island, and Guam. #ChinaClipper This tweet was posted on November 29, 2021.
Early examples of piña exhibit high levels of intricate detail, requiring extreme patience and skill. Artisans mastered such an impressive array of styles and techniques that their works garnered praise and earned prizes in competitions from Manila to Madrid. #PineappletoPina This tweet was posted on May 10, 2022.
In 1935, the inaugural transpacific #PanAm Clipper service from CA to Manila carried 110,865 letters. #Onthisday #avgeek #aviationhistory This tweet was posted on November 22, 2016.
In 1936, flights from Manila to SF took over 5 days and multiple layovers. Now we can travel there in 15 hours. #TravelToLearn #DayofFacts This tweet was posted on February 17, 2017.
November 22nd marks the 80th anniversary of Pan Am’s first scheduled transpacific flight from Alameda to Manila! This tweet was posted on November 20, 2015.
Philippine Air Lines (PAL) was established in 1941. By 1948, PAL was flying DC-6s from Manila to @flySFO via Guam, Wake Island, and Honolulu. Have you ever flown on Philippine Air Lines? #avgeek This tweet was posted on February 26, 2020.
RT @FlyPanAm: 83 years ago today in 1935, Pan American‘s China Clipper arrived in Manila carrying the first trans-Pacific US Air Mail after… This tweet was posted on November 29, 2018.
Shortly after its delivery in 1935, the China Clipper became famous when it inaugurated the first transpacific airmail service from San Francisco Bay to Manila Harbor. The next year, the Philippine Clipper inaugurated the first transpacific passenger air service. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on March 03, 2021.
The welcoming celebrations in Manila for the 1st scheduled Pan Am flight from SF drew 250k people. #TravelTuesday This tweet was posted on November 17, 2015.
Tiny Wake Island was the vital link across the Pacific, as it broke the 2,690 miles from Midway to Guam into manageable segments. When first established in 1935, the route terminated in Manila, a whopping 8,210-mile one-way journey. #DefunctThursday #PanAm #AvGeek This tweet was posted on August 11, 2022.
Today, most fabric is embroidered by artisans in Manila or Lumban, where entire families often work together as a freelance enterprise. Embroidery designs may take days, weeks, or months to complete depending on the intricacy of the designs. #PineappletoPina This tweet was posted on May 10, 2022.
When the inaugural transpacific #PanAmerican Airways #clipper transpacific airmail service from California to Manila flight landed #onthisday in 1935, the welcoming ceremony was attended by estimated 250,000 people. #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 29, 2018.
📸: Pan Am’s China Clipper arrival in Manila, November 29, 1935 Purchase 2019.121.0150 Transferred from the Pan American World Airways Archive 1993.11.31 Purchase 2019.121.0185 This tweet was posted on November 29, 2021.