RT @panamhistory: Clipper America the L-049 Constellation NC86520 took off from LaGuardia Field with a crowd of 4,000 spectators on... http…
This tweet was posted on June 17, 2016.
RT @panamhistory: June 10, 1960, DC-8 Clipper Gauntlet N808PA was received by Pan Am, sold to United in 1967. Nice photo at Prestwick by Je…
This tweet was posted on June 10, 2019.
RT @panamhistory: June 9, 1978, B-747 SP Clipper Washington (formerly Clipper High Flyer) was delivered to Pan Am. She flew the... https://…
This tweet was posted on June 09, 2016.
RT @panamhistory: Nov. 1931, Caribbean Clipper NC-81V was delivered to Pan Am, the second of three Pan Am Sikorsky S-40s. https://t.co/C7aw…
This tweet was posted on November 01, 2016.
RT @panamhistory: Oct 1945: Pan Am’s first DC-4 takes off from LaGuardia above the soon-to-be-retired Capetown Clipper, the last B-314 deli…
This tweet was posted on October 05, 2016.
RT @panamhistory: Pan American’s China Clipper, Martin M-130, Prior to the Inaugural Flight: Nov. 22 & 23, 1935. Photo from the Zavada coll…
This tweet was posted on November 22, 2016.
RT @panamhistory: Pan Am’s March 1969 Clipper featured a new look with Evan Picone uniform designs for the upcoming 747 debut (photo; Unive…
This tweet was posted on March 05, 2019.
RT @panamhistory: SAMOAN CLIPPER UPDATE 07/15 : "Nautilus left the dock a little after 0800 this morning, retracing the route of USS Avocet…
This tweet was posted on July 15, 2019.
RT @shayman: For once I’m at SFO with enough time to enjoy the aviation museum. Great exhibit on Pan Am’s early China Clipper transpacif ...
This tweet was posted on August 03, 2012.
Read more about onboard medical kits carried on Pan American Clippers in the 1930s. https://t.co/3tF1ewxtSK https://t.co/zeuJjdIPly
This tweet was posted on February 25, 2016.
SF #avgeeks, don't miss Seaplane Adventure @HillerMuseum tomorrow! Our Asst. Director talks Pan Am's Clippers: http://t.co/LTpJCBwK7w
This tweet was posted on May 03, 2013.
See this propeller in "China Clipper", on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum & Library, in the IT. https://t.co/MPq52tNOXk
This tweet was posted on July 26, 2016.
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.
Some of the final objects to be reinstalled are model aircraft suspended from the ceiling. Our preparators took great care in re-hanging models of the Pan Am Clipper (a Sikorsky S-42) and the China Clipper (a Martin M-130).
#AvGeek #BehindTheScenes #SneakPeek
This tweet was posted on May 27, 2022.
The 26-ton flying boat named China Clipper, soared through the Golden Gate and made history, 80 years ago this week!
This tweet was posted on November 20, 2015.
The B-314 was introduced to Pan Am's Pacific Division and used to open its Atlantic service in 1939. Here, the Yankee Clipper is shown over Washington D.C. and the Empire State Building. #WingWednesday #avgeek #PanAm
This tweet was posted on March 17, 2021.
The Brazilian Clipper NC-822M was the first S-42 to enter service in 1934. It primarily flew #PanAm’s Latin American routes. Later upgraded versions included the S-42A and S-42B, which were equipped with more powerful engines and had a range of up to 2,800 miles. #WingWednesday
This tweet was posted on February 17, 2021.
The China Clipper passenger dock at Wake Island (c. 1937) looks like a tropical destination unto itself: http://t.co/MPZ5OpE9
This tweet was posted on June 11, 2012.
The Martin Model 130 also had a very large fuel capacity, which gave it a range of over 3,000 miles. Only three were built: the China Clipper, Philippine Clipper, and Hawaii Clipper. #WingWednesday #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on March 03, 2021.
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. #ChinaClipper
This tweet was posted on February 27, 2019.
This 1948 brochure produced by #PanAm advertises "Fly to the Olympics by Clipper" for the Summer Olympics in London.
This tweet was posted on August 17, 2016.
This Pan American Airways poster from circa 1939 by the artist Frank McIntosh advertises travel from San Francisco to Hawaii on a Boeing 314. The Honolulu Clipper entered service in early 1939 and completed the 2,400-mile trip from SF to Honolulu in 16 to 20 hours. #52posters
This tweet was posted on February 26, 2024.
This amazing photo of the Martin M-130 China Clipper was captured in 1938 with the east side of SF in the background
This tweet was posted on January 14, 2016.