Aircraft Photo of NC16734 | Sikorsky S-42B | Pan American Airways System - PAA

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	NC16734
Aircraft Original Type:	Sikorsky S-42
Aircraft Generic Type:	Sikorsky S-42
Aircraft Version:	Sikorsky S-42B
C/n (msn):	4207
Operator Titles:	Pan American Airways System - PAA
Aircraft Name:	Hong Kong Clipper

Location
City / Airport:	Hong Kong - Kai Tak International (closed)Map
Region / Country:	Hong Kong, China
Airport Codes:	ICAO: VHHH IATA: HKG Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	April 1937
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	439209

Photo Comment
Reputed to be the first passenger flight between Manila and Hong Kong. Pan American initially used S-42s for the final two stages of its trans-Pacific passenger services. Martin M-130s flew the stages from San Francisco to Manila. Hong Kong's water airport was a jetty at Kai Tak aerodrome. NC16724, later renamed Samoan Clipper, exploded on January 11, 1938 while attempting to dump fuel so it could return to Samoa. Killed was famed Pan Am pilot Ed Musick. Photo from: National Library of Australia This photo was added on 13 February 2022, and has since been viewed 323 times.

Photo Comment

Reputed to be the first passenger flight between Manila and Hong Kong. Pan American initially used S-42s for the final two stages of its trans-Pacific passenger services. Martin M-130s flew the stages from San Francisco to Manila. Hong Kong's water airport was a jetty at Kai Tak aerodrome. NC16724, later renamed Samoan Clipper, exploded on January 11, 1938 while attempting to dump fuel so it could return to Samoa. Killed was famed Pan Am pilot Ed Musick. Photo from: National Library of Australia

This photo was added on 13 February 2022, and has since been viewed 323 times.

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