1939 PAN AMERICAN CLIPPER BOEING AIRPLANE 8x10 PHOTO PEARL HARBOR WWII SURVIVOR

Description: 1939 PAN AMERICAN CLIPPER BOEING AIRPLANE 8x10 PHOTO PEARL HARBOR WWII SURVIVOR This would be a fantastic addition to your collection! It is a reproduction 8 x 10 inch photo with white border. It is crisp and clear and perfect focus. You will love it!We will ship in a photo mailer for safety. (Note: ONLYCLASSICS-WEB-IMAGE print-does not appear on product-only on scan) Thanks for looking!..p1949-8x10A PICTURE OF THE NEW 74 PASSENGER CLIPPER OF PAN-AMERICAN AIRWAYS LANDED TODAY AT THE "PORT OF THE TRADE WINDS" ON TREASURE ISLAND AFTER FLIGHT FROM ASTORIA, OREGON. THE CLIPPER IS TO BE USED IN THE SAN FRANCISCO TO HONG KONG SERVICE. BASED HERE AT TREASURE ISLAND. TAKEN JANUARY 28, 1939. BAY BRIDGE IN THE BACKGROUND. This specific aircraft (NC 18602) was caught short by the Japanese bombing of Pearl harbor (as well as Midway and Wake Islands) and found itself in the unique position of being one of the most valuable assets in the world with no way home. As a result she was flown from New Zealand back to New York via Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Ceylon, India, Middle East, Africa and South America. A feat never attempted before navigated initially by school atlases and dead-recogning and under threat of being intercepted by Japanese fighter planes and anti-aircraft (she was shot at by a Japanese Submarine in the Indian Ocean). She subsequently became the fist airliner ever to fly all the way around the world. This is re-counted in the book "The Long way Home" by Ed Dover. A very knowledgeable Ebayer gave me this info on this: It was taken where the a/c is moored in a cove just off Yerba Buena Island in San Francisco Bay (The hill in background is part of it along with the Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge. The part of the Bridge going to the left would Oakland which was recently torn down & replaced with a newer stronger version to better handle earthquakes.) The photograph itself would have been taken from Treasure Island which was built & attached to Yerba Buena Island for the 1939 World's Fair. It was then converted into a Naval Base and used extensively during WWII. So this and the history of flying boats makes this a very historic photo. It should also be noted that World Airways started their airline by purchasing this a/c & most of PAA's other flying boats in 1948. By 1950 World moved its base of operations to OAK just a short ways from where this photo was taken, but by time the move to OAK was made these fabulous a/c were gone. Pay with PAYPAL-you can charge it! MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Discover and your Checking Bank Card We offer FREE SHIPPING on all United States addresses with NO QUANTITY LIMITS. We also offer International Shipping-Pay first items shipping and it is NO COST for each additional item when shipped in the same package (NO QUANTITY LIMITS). Photos and smaller prints are shipped in a stiff photo mailer. Larger Prints and Posters are shipped in a heavy duty mailing tube. We take great care in shipping our merchandise. *Bid with confidence - we have over 75,000 POSITIVE ratings and growing!To Help You Narrow Your Search On What I Have - Scroll Down To Find My Categories (on the left hand side of my listings). You can also Hit my Store Icon *OnlyClassics Photo and Paper* on the top of this page - that will take you to my store where near the top is a "search my store box" where you can type in key words to help you find what I have available you might be interested in. With thousands of items to look at -you won't be disappointed!You may be interested in our other eBay listings. No COPYRIGHT expressed or implied. Sold as collectible only. Minnesota residents please add 7.275% Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution

Price: 14.41 USD

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

End Time: 2024-03-09T21:35:53.000Z

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