The “China Clipper” comes in for a water landing at Macau Harbor

The "China Clipper" comes in for a water landing at Macau Harbor, Pan Am's end

destination and turn-around point.

Connecting flights on into China, which was primarily the city of Shanghai, were made via Pan Am's affiliate airline, China Airways.

War was already brewing in Asia as Japanese Imperial troops had begun to invade mainland China. In December, 1937, Japanese fighters attacked and sank the U.S.S. Panay, later claiming it was an accident. Within a few years it would be all out war and Pan Am Clippers were prized game for Imperial aircraft.

The Pan Am Martin M-130 Era The "China Clipper" comes in for a water landing at Macau Harbor, Pan Am's end destination and turn-around point. Connecting flights on into China, which was primarily the city of Shanghai, were made via Pan Am's affiliate airline, China Airways. War was already brewing in Asia as Japanese Imperial troops had begun to invade mainland China. In December, 1937, Japanese fighters attacked and sank the U.S.S. Panay, later claiming it was an accident. Within a few years it would be all out war and Pan Am Clippers were prized game for Imperial aircraft.

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