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The Boeing 314 Clipper was an American long-range flying boat produced by Boeing from 1938 to 1941. One of the largest aircraft of its time, it had the range to cross the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. For its wing, Boeing re-used the design from the earlier XB-15 bomber prototype.
The Dixie Clipper (civil registration NC18605) was an American Boeing 314 Clipper flying boat, best known for in June 1939 beginning the first scheduled air service between America and Europe, the first American aircraft to carry passengers and a cargo of mail across the South Atlantic and the first all-metal air transport to fly 3,120 miles non-stop. [1]
The Yankee Clipper (civil registration NC18603) was an American Boeing 314 Clipper flying boat, best known for on 20 May 1939 beginning the first scheduled airmail service between the United States and Europe. It crashed on 22 February 1943, while attempting to land on the River Tagus at Lisbon, in Portugal killing 24 and injuring others while ...
The Pacific Clipper (civil registration NC18602) was an American Boeing 314 Clipper flying boat, famous for having completed an unplanned nearly around-the-world flight in December 1941 and January 1942 as the California Clipper. [1]
Honolulu Clipper was the prototype Boeing 314 flying boat designed for Pan American Airways.It entered service in 1939 flying trans-Pacific routes. Like other long range Clipper aircraft in Pan-Am it aided US military during World War II.
After two weeks that have seen two Boeing planes left burning on the tarmac, I've been asked to remind investors of the bigger picture at Boeing -- to 7 (Civilian) Planes That Made Boeing Great ...
Martin delivered three Martin Ocean Transport Model-130s (M-130) to Pan Am in 1935 which were flown as the China Clipper, Philippine Clipper and Hawaii Clipper. [1] Pan Am rejected the M-156 in preference to the Boeing 314 for its replacement. Pan Am was seeking to expand its trans-Pacific air service between San Francisco and Hong Kong in 1937 ...
Martin named them the Martin Ocean Transports, but to 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).