Martin M-130
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The Martin M-130 was a quad-engined commercial flying boat designed and produced in 1935 by the Glenn L. Martin Company in Baltimore, Maryland, for Pan American Airways. Intended to fly transpacific f
China Clipper in 1935
Artwork highlighting the aircraft in the context of other clippers
Cover flown on the "China Clipper" on the first commercial transpacific flight from Alameda, California, to Manila, Philippines (FAM 14) November 22–29, 1935
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Sikorsky S-42
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The Sikorsky S-42 was a commercial flying boat designed and built by Sikorsky Aircraft to meet requirements for a long-range flying boat laid out by Pan American World Airways in 1931. The design feat
Martin M-130
…the public they were the "China Clippers", a name that became a generic term for Pan Am's large flying boats - including, retroactively, the smaller Sikorsky S-42 (first flown in 1931) and larger Boeing 314 (first flown in 1938). All three aircraft were lost while in service. Hawaii Clipper disappeared in 1938…
S42 NC-822M, "Brazilian Clipper", 1934
Sikorsky S-42, aircraft registration NC-822M, "Brazilian Clipper", Pan American Airways, 1934
1937 ad for S-42 Clipper
A PAA S-42 taking off