FIRST AERIAL BIRTHDAY

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 51, 23 November 1937, Page 9

FIRST AERIAL BIRTHDAY

Our Own Cor respondent.)

Trans-Pacific Clippers Fly Over 1,500,000 Miles NO FATALITIES

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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26. Another notable milestone in the development of air firavel was passed when l'an-American Airways' transPacific Clippeis celebrated their first anniversary operation on tlie 8000-mile aerial trade route from the United States to tiie Philippines and the mainland of Asia. Since the completlon of survey flying, the Clippers have flown over 1,500,000 miles in regular service across the Pacific} have carried some 2000 passengers a total of 7,401,305 passenger miles, and moved 479,9441b. of express and other air cargo, in addition to air mail, Avitliout a siugle l'atality or seriops mis hap. There have been 286 women and 37 children incJuded in the first year's passenger lists oi the trans-l'acifie Clippers. Every type of modern traveller has been represented on the passenger Jists. Vacatiou, pleasure and business sharo equally in tlie reasons l'or transoceanic travel by air. There have been honeymoon couples, notalile among tliese Mr. and Mrs. Lluddy. Ilogers, the 11'ormer 31ary Piekford ; Cliinese war lordB apd diploinata j there havo heeh

women on shopping tours who have iiown to and from the Hawaiian lslands. In recent months, since the extension of the original trans-Pacific air route from Manila to Hongkong, there has developed a new travel route from the west coast of the United States to Europe. Persons bound for European centres, who would merly liave had no aiternative to transcontinental 'plane or train to Atlantic coast ports, there to board steamers for Europe, are now availing themselves of the opportu'nity of all-air travel from the United States to Europe by way of the trans-Pacific and trans-Asian air services.