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Trautman, James, 1946-

Pan American Clippers : the golden age of flying boats / James Trautman.

Erin, Ont. : Boston Mills Press, ©2007.

272 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, map, portraits ; 29 cm

For a world coming out of the Depression in the 1930s, the Pan American Airways Clipper "flying boats" symbolized elegance and luxury, adventure and romance. Pan Am founder Juan Trippe was a visionary who saw the importance of international travel to a changing world. Pan Am Clippers permanently changed the world's concept of time and space by dramatically reducing travel time and opening up international air travel to the general public. Illustrated with rare period photographs, vintage travel posters, magazine ads and colorful company brochures, this book covers every aspect of that fabulous era.--From publisher description.

Pan American World Airways, Inc. -- History.

Seaplanes -- United States -- History.

Transpacific flights -- History.

Includes bibliographical references (page 269) and index.

The history of the Pan American Clipper flying boats, 1931-1946 -- The Pan American Clippers -- Plotting the air routes -- The first transpacific flight -- Constructing the bases -- The mysterious disappearances of Amelia Earhart, Fred Noonan, and Captain Edwin C. Musick -- The mystery of the Hawaii Clipper -- World War II and the Clipper's exploits -- The magic of the Pan American Clippers -- Overnight to Hawaii and onward to Wake Island -- Performance data on the Sikorsky, Martin, and Boeing flying boats -- Pan American Airways flying boats -- Pan American Clipper accidents -- Pan American early firsts -- Remembering the Pan American Clippers -- USS Avocet (AVP-4) -- The legacy of the Pan American aiports -- Other flights -- Requiem for the Clipper.

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