Pan Am’s Sikorsky S-42B In Hangar
Photo from the collection of Willard Baker.
Boeing 314, Known As “Dixie Clipper”, Takes Off
The Dixie Clipper, a Boeing 314 flying boat operated by Pan American, was in service from 1939-1950. See our post featuring artist John T. McCoy's rendering of the Dixie Clipper here.
Pan American’s Sikorsky S-42B in Water, 1937
The "Bermuda Clipper" had the Pan American number NC16735.
The Cavalier Flying Boat, c. 1930s
This flying boat, manufactured by the Short Brothers and called the Cavalier (each individual plane was given a name that started with "C") carried passengers between Long Island and Bermuda in the late 1930s until it was lost January 21,
Imperial Airways’ Cavalier, 1930s
The Cavalier flying boat made journeys from London to New York to Bermuda from 1937 until 1939, when it made a tragic crash landing in the open sea. Read an account of the accident here, from the February 6, 1939
Plaque at Town Dock Commemorating 1st Commercial Flights Across Atlantic, July 9, 1939
To commemorate the achievement of the first commercial survey flights made across the North Atlantic jointly by Pan American Airways and Imperial Airways* *Forerunner of British Overseas Airways Corporation Piloted by Captain Harold E. Gray, the Pan American Sikorsky S-42B Clipper flying
Dornier Do X Over New York City, c. 1920s
The Dornier Do X was the largest and bulkiest flying boat at the time of its production in 1929. For other impressive views of this aircraft see the photos at Airliners.net or a scale model of the plane at Hobbylinc.com. Photo
Sikorsky S-42
Built by Sikorsky Aircraft Co., this plane was used for Pan American's first flights from Port Washington to Bermuda in 1937 and for transatlantic survey flights.
John T. McCoy Painting of 1939 Dixie Clipper
Caption reads: "Dixie Clipper completes first transatlantic passenger flight / New York to Lisbon, Portugal, June 29, 1939 / Boeing B-314". This flight had left from Port Washington the day before, captained by R. O. D. Sullivan, with 22 passengers on
Bermuda Air Cruises Brochure, 1938 [Inside]
<<Click on image to enlarge>> Left: "CRUISE RATES INCLUDE not only transportation from Port Washington to Hamilton and return but also, for the cruise period, a single room with bath for one or a double room with bath for two, and
Bermuda Air Cruises Brochure, 1938 [Inside Flap]
"The NEW Travel Hit!" "NOT JUST A CRUISE, not just the treasure isles of Bermuda, not alone the fact that you travel there by air (in 5 hours from New York) but all three put together . . . AIR CRUISES
Bermuda Air Cruises Brochure, 1938 [Back Cover]
Top plane: Pan American Airways' U.S.A. Bermuda Clipper Bottom plane: Imperial Airways' R.M.A. Cavalier "AIR LINES TICKET AGENCY OF E. K. SMITH, INC. 41 EAST 47TH STREET NEW YORK, N. Y."