





The S-42’s incorporated several important technological innovations. The plane’s all-metal construction, using the new aluminum allow known as duralumin, provided the strength and structural integrity to lift a remarkable payload of fuel, passengers, and cargo.
www.clipperflyingboats.com/pan-am/sikorsky-s42

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November 20, 2009 at 8:23 pm
It is gorgeous.
November 26, 2009 at 6:39 pm
We still have a Pan-Am landing ramp here on Guam. Before that, the only way to get here was to hitch a ride w/ Amelia.