The Classic Pan Am Clipper Era, Oahu islanders crowd to the Pearl City landing area in 1936

It was standing room only when the first Pan American Clipper

inaugurated service in October, 1936. Seen here in the distance, the first clipper brought out a huge

island crowd to the Pearl City landing area. The marvel of seeing an advanced seaplane that had only the day before been sitting in San Francisco bay! What would be next? Yet Pan Am was planning even bigger flying clippers. This was only the beginning.

The Classic Pan Am Clipper Era. It was standing room only when the first Pan American Clipper

inaugurated service in October, 1936. Seen here in the distance, the first clipper brought out a huge

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