Comments on: Boeing B-314

By: robert mester

robert mester — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:17:57 +0000

Can you tellme more about this find and recovery?

By: John Shutack

John Shutack — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 14:37:42 +0000

I was a navigator in VR-2, us navy, flying out of alameda throughout the Pacific, 1943-1945 Had my own short snorter. We used to get the passengers to sign and give us 1$. Lost my short snorter some where along the way

By: James Empson

James Empson — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 21:24:19 +0000

Some of the Boeing pilots must have flown the Sikorsky S-42 also. I wonder how they compared…………

By: James Empson

James Empson — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 21:13:24 +0000

I was lucky enough to see the Saro Princess flying at Farnborough – a majestic, beautiful aircraft with also, purring engines to compliment the vision of it. Wonderful. How exciting, those Farnborough meetings of the 1950’s were. If only we could say the same for successive governments that cancelled so many good designs which enabled the USA take a commanding lead in World aviation.

By: Deborah Crooks

Deborah Crooks — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 21:56:53 +0000

I have since found out the clipper that went down off the coast of Trinidad was on January 8, 1945. Anyone knowing anything about this crash, please contact me at crooksyd@rogers.com.

Thank you!

By: Deborah Crooks

Deborah Crooks — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:48:33 +0000

I heard tonight that my father saved people from drowning when a PanAm “sea plane” went down just off the coast of Trinidad in the West Indies. I believe it was either in 1939 or 1940 – he was told not to give any interviews but he was the “one” that disobeyed higher orders when he told the Americans that the plane had “downed” just behind an island off the main land. They did not believe him so he pushed his “boss” off a boat & took that boat to where the plane had crashed & saved some people. My father died many years ago, my family & I would love to get in touch with anyone that would remember this incident. I can be reached at crooksyd@rogers.com (Toronto, Canada)

Thank you!

By: Ray Battaglia

Ray Battaglia — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 20:38:06 +0000

TheYankee Clipper cutaway model was indeed a central feature in the Pan Am bldg at the 1939 NY Worlds Fair. The model was about 5 feet in length with full detail of its various compartments. My cousin, Joseph Battaglia, made the model under contract to Pan Am to be completed in time for the Fair opening.
I was twelve at the time,but as i recall, the inauguaral flight from Ny to Lisbon was to coincide with that event. I was privileged to watch stages of its construction and always admired his handiwork. It would please me no end if I were able to find its location- perhaps at the Smithsonion ?

By: Allan Seidel

Allan Seidel — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 02:40:29 +0000

Hello, My grandfather Harry Seidel died on that flight. I have no additional passenger information other than some newspaper clippings about the crash from his hometown newspaper in MA.

Regards, Allan Seidel

By: Peter Rogerson

Peter Rogerson — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:04:41 +0000

I just noticed your posting and wondered if those logbooks might include any entries
for Capt. John T. Rogerson — this was my great uncle, and he flew for Pan Am out of Miami
from 1929 to 1956. Please reply to rogerson@buffalo.edu — thanks!

By: Patrick Buss

Patrick Buss — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:59:36 +0000

Seattle, Wa. news story concerning the proposed raising of a Clipper.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2016319373_clipper26m.html