Post by peterc on Nov 21, 2012 16:09:00 GMT -5
On November 22, 1935, a crowd of around 125,000 spectators gathered on the shores of San Francisco Bay to witness the take-off of the Pan American World Airways famed flying-boat, China Clipper, on the first trans-Pacific commercial flight in history.
Commanded by Captain Edwin C. Musick, the China Clipper soared over the Golden Gate and after 59 hours, 48 minutes flying-time landed on the waters of Manila Bay, establishing the first air-link between the Philippines and the United States.
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Commanded by Captain Edwin C. Musick, the China Clipper soared over the Golden Gate and after 59 hours, 48 minutes flying-time landed on the waters of Manila Bay, establishing the first air-link between the Philippines and the United States.
kahimyang.info/kauswagan/history_current_events/1362-today_in_philippine_history__november_22__1935___the_first_air_link_between_the_us_and_manila_was_established