PAN-AMERICAN AIRWAYS
SERVICE TO THE EAST CHINA CLIPPER LEAVES SAN FRANCISCO (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) SAN FRANCISCO, Bth October. The China Clipper departed at 3.24 p.m., Pacific time, on the first of two preliminary flights, before the regular weekly passenger service starts on 21st October. It is carrying thirteen persons, including the crew and five journalists. One representative of the Pan-Ameri-can Airways is due at Manila on Tuesday morning.
The flight will be the culmination of four years’ preparation, including one year of test flying, during which 52 perfect flights have been made between San Francisco and Manila.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM19361009.2.68
Bibliographic details
Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 9 October 1936, Page 5
Word Count
100PAN-AMERICAN AIRWAYS Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 9 October 1936, Page 5
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Nelson Evening Mail. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in