China Clipper (NC14716) was the first of three Martin M-130 four-engine flying boats built for Pan American Airways and was used to inaugurate the first commercial transpacific airmail service from San Francisco to Manila on November 22, 1935. Built at a cost of $417,000 by the Glenn L. Martin Company in Baltimore, Maryland, it was delivered to Pan Am on October 9, 1935. It was one of the largest airplanes of its time. On November 22, 1935, it took off from Alameda, California in an attempt to d

World’s only 1930s Boeing 314 Clipper flying boat |Season 1 - Episode 38 The Boeing 314 Clipper was an American long-range flying boat produced by the company from 1938 to 1941. It provided the ultimate in luxury airplane travel in its day, un-matched even today in sheer elegance. One of the largest aircraft of its time, it had the range to cross the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. While long range it still had to refuel when crossing the Atlantic. Please SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOW - your support allows us