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Only the very best and most experienced flight crews were assigned Boeing 314 flying boat duty. Before coming aboard, all Pan Am captains as well as first and second officers had thousands of hours of flight time in other seaplanes and flying boats.
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Rigorous training in dead reckoning, timed turns, judging drift from sea current, astral navigation, and radio navigation were conducted.
In conditions of poor or no visibility, pilots sometimes made successful landings at fogged-in harbors by landing out to sea, then taxiing the Clipper into port.
In conditions of poor or no visibility, pilots sometimes made successful landings at fogged-in harbors by landing out to sea, then taxiing the Clipper into port.
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Operational history
The first 314, Honolulu Clipper, entered regular service on the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]-[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] route in January 1939.
A one-way trip on this route took over six days to complete.
Commercial passenger service lasted less than three years, ending when the United States entered [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] in December 1941.
The first 314, Honolulu Clipper, entered regular service on the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]-[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] route in January 1939.
A one-way trip on this route took over six days to complete.
Commercial passenger service lasted less than three years, ending when the United States entered [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] in December 1941.
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At the outbreak of the war in the Pacific, the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] was enroute to New Zealand. Rather than risk flying back to Honolulu and being shot down by Japanese fighters, it was decided to fly west to New York.
Starting on December 8, 1941 at Auckland, New Zealand, the Pacific Clipper covered over 8,500 miles via such exotic locales as [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
The Pacific Clipper landed at Pan American's [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] seaplane base at 7:12 on the morning of January 6, 1942.
Starting on December 8, 1941 at Auckland, New Zealand, the Pacific Clipper covered over 8,500 miles via such exotic locales as [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
The Pacific Clipper landed at Pan American's [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] seaplane base at 7:12 on the morning of January 6, 1942.
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The [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] flew across the Atlantic on a route from Southampton to New York with intermediate stops at [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], and [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]. The inaugural trip occurred on June 24, 1939.
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The Clipper fleet was pressed into military service during World War II, and the flying boats were used for ferrying personnel and equipment to the European and Pacific fronts.
In actual fact, only the markings on the aircraft changed: the Clippers continued to be flown by their experienced Pan Am civilian crews.
American military cargo was carried via Natal, Brazil to Liberia, to supply the British forces at Cairo and even the Russians, via Teheran.
In actual fact, only the markings on the aircraft changed: the Clippers continued to be flown by their experienced Pan Am civilian crews.
American military cargo was carried via Natal, Brazil to Liberia, to supply the British forces at Cairo and even the Russians, via Teheran.
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The Model 314 was then the only aircraft in the world that could make the 2,150 statute-mile crossing over water. and were given the military designation C-98.
Since the Pan Am pilots and crews had extensive expertise in using flying boats for extreme long-distance, over-water flights, the company's pilots and navigators continued to serve as flight crew.
In 1943, President [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] traveled to the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] in a Pan-Am crewed Boeing 314.
[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] also flew on them several times adding to the Clippers’ fame during the war.
Since the Pan Am pilots and crews had extensive expertise in using flying boats for extreme long-distance, over-water flights, the company's pilots and navigators continued to serve as flight crew.
In 1943, President [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] traveled to the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] in a Pan-Am crewed Boeing 314.
[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] also flew on them several times adding to the Clippers’ fame during the war.
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After the war, several Clippers were returned to Pan American hands.
However, even before hostilities had ended, the Clipper had become obsolete.
The introduction of long-range airliners such as the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], together with a prodigious wartime runway construction program, made the flying boat all but obsolete.
However, even before hostilities had ended, the Clipper had become obsolete.
The introduction of long-range airliners such as the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], together with a prodigious wartime runway construction program, made the flying boat all but obsolete.
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The new landplanes were relatively easy to fly, and did not require the extensive pilot training programs required for seaplane operations.
One of the 314's most experienced pilots said, "We were indeed glad to change to DC-4s and I argued daily for eliminating all flying boats.
The landplanes were much safer. No one in the operations department... had any idea of the hazards of flying boat operations.
The main problem now was lack of the very high level of experience and competence required of seaplane pilots"
One of the 314's most experienced pilots said, "We were indeed glad to change to DC-4s and I argued daily for eliminating all flying boats.
The landplanes were much safer. No one in the operations department... had any idea of the hazards of flying boat operations.
The main problem now was lack of the very high level of experience and competence required of seaplane pilots"
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Retirement
The last 314 to be retired in 1946, the California Clipper NC18602, had accumulated more than a million flight miles.[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien][Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]
Of the 12 Boeing 314 Clippers built, three were lost to accidents, although only one of those resulted in fatalities with 24 fatalities among passengers and crew aboard the "Yankee Clipper" NC18603 in a landing accident at [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], on February 22, 1943.
The last 314 to be retired in 1946, the California Clipper NC18602, had accumulated more than a million flight miles.[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien][Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]
Of the 12 Boeing 314 Clippers built, three were lost to accidents, although only one of those resulted in fatalities with 24 fatalities among passengers and crew aboard the "Yankee Clipper" NC18603 in a landing accident at [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], on February 22, 1943.
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The 314 was removed from scheduled service in 1946 and the seven serviceable B-314s were purchased by a start-up airline called New World Airways, although they sat for long time on San Diego's [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] before all were eventually sold for scrap in 1950.
The last of the fleet, the Anzac Clipper NC18611(A) was resold and scrapped in late 1951 in Baltimore, Maryland.
The last of the fleet, the Anzac Clipper NC18611(A) was resold and scrapped in late 1951 in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Variants
Model 314
Initial production version with 1,500 hp (1,119 kW) Double Cyclone engines, six built
Model 314
Initial production version with 1,500 hp (1,119 kW) Double Cyclone engines, six built
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