| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NC16735 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-42 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-42 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-42B |
| C/n (msn): | 4208 |
| Operator Titles: | Pan American Airways System - PAA |
| Aircraft Name: | Bermuda Clipper |
| Location | |
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| City / Seaplane Base: | Darrell's Island - Seaplane (closed)Map |
| Country: | Bermuda |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | 18 June 1937 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 430532 |
| Photo Comment |
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The New York - Bermuda service inaugurated by Pan Am and Imperial Airways in 1937 was aimed at tourists, but Bermuda was planned to become an important stop in the upcoming transatlantic flying boat traffic, hence the large new building in the background, not yet marked 'Bermuda Airport - Imperial Airways' here. Darrell's Island is a small islet so onward boat transport was necessary - no effort was spared to make passengers seasick as well as airsick, it seems! Photo from: University of Miami This photo was added on 14 January 2022, and has since been viewed 498 times. |