BOEING CLIPPERS TO BE USED

Chronicle (Levin), 4 February 1947, Page 3

BOEING CLIPPERS TO BE USED

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SYDNEY, Fcl». •>. Bv tlie eml of llie year l,an-Aint>ri"un Airways will Iie openiting Boe.ing p]i])]>crs 011 tliq tian Fraiu'i.spo-Sydnt'y f-crvice, eat-li carrying 81 passeugcM-s, accordiiig to Mr. Thoinas Wolt'e, vicp jirosident of Ihe Baciiic- Alaska divisioii of tlie c timpany, who lias ariiveu in tiydney. Tlie Boeing clipper is aii improved pivilian adaptatiou of the tiuper-K»rt-rt'ss and will talce over the Paei/ic service froni the hJkyniasters. The elipper LMalav liew froni tian Franeisco to Hydaiey in 4U hours 35 niinutes, eompleting the last liop IToai X o\v Caledonia ia six Itours tive minutes. The planes liave four Pratt and Whitney eagines. Thev cruise at 340 miles an hour and liave a range of 3000 miles. Thev liave two decks, on ono of which is*a lounge. Mr. Wolfe said th?A lie expected j the Australian autliorities to conipletej fonnalities of a reciprocal landing j treatv between the United States and j Australia witliin a week which would enable the Australian National Air- 1

1 ways and the Pan-Aiuerican Ainvays > to operate jointly between tiydney and IFan Franeisco. Though a Pan-American • okymaster brought the delegates to the ■ Tnternational Air Oonference in Alel- ! bourne he though t the ofiicial service , would be openud on Friday. The planes ' would fly the Paeilie vveekly until 1 April- 15 when the tratfic would be inj creased if it was warranted.