China Clipper

The China Clipper was the Martin M-130 flying boat NC14716 used by Pan American Airways for its San Francisco to Manila route. It was built by the Glenn L. Martin Company.Although its inaugural flight plan called for the China Clipper to fly over the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (still under construction at the time), upon take-off the pilot realized the plane would not clear the structure, and was forced to narrowly fly under instead.On November 22, 1935 it took-off from Alameda, California in an attempt to deliver the first airmail cargo across the Pacific Ocean. On November 29, the airplane reached its destination, Manila, after traveling via Honolulu, Midway Island, Wake Island, and Guam, and delivered over 110,000 pieces of mail. The crew for this flight consisted of:Edwin C. Musick - PilotR. O. D. Sullivan - First OfficerV. A. Wright - Flight EngineerFred Noonan - NavigatorW. T. Jarboe - First Radio OfficerGeorge King - Second OfficerC. D. Wright - Second Radio Officer
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