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Tragedies Of The Air 1938
Description
Titles read: "TRAGEDIES OF THE AIR".
Pacific Ocean.
Various shots of the Pan American "Samoan Clipper" Sikorsky S-42 flying boat, of US Transport and the crew of the aeroplane. C/U of pilot Captain Edwin Musick. Sacks of mail are loaded onto the seaplane which then takes off. Several...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Sarah
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- sound
- Media URN:
- 15939
- Sort Number:
- 38/007
- Time in/Out:
- 01:33:00:00 / 01:34:06:00
- Canister:
- 38/7
- Film ID:
- 951.45
- Issue Date:
- 24/01/1938
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The crash occurred on 11 January 1938.
The aircraft shown is the "Samoan Clipper", a Pan American Airways Sikorsky S-42 flying boat.
"Captain Edwin Musick (sp?)" - yes, this is the correct spelling.
"Sacks (of mail?)" - this was a mail flight, so yes they are sacks of mail.
All 7 crew on board died in this tragedy.
Part 2 - Montana
The crash occurred on 10 January 1938.
The plane involved was a Lockheed 14 Super Electra.
Note that actually 8 passengers AND 2 crew were killed.
Some really interesting information. Thanks.