The Escape of Pan Am's Pacific Clipper on its maiden voyage is a true story of adventure and suspense. In 1941, the Pacific Clipper was a technological marvel and the finest commercial plane in the air. Not only did Japan and Germany seek the capture of such a desirable prize, but America's allies and friends looked for ways of laying claim to her. Trapped in New Zealand after the bombing of Pearl Harbour, with all their Pacific bases under attack or captured, the valiant crew of eleven men challenged the Imperial Japanese Navy, 30,000 miles of uncharted waters, and the German Luftwaffe to try for a safe landing in America. With courage and skill, the crew of the Pacific Clipper eluded the pursuing Japanese through Australia, Indonesia, Ceylon, and India. In Iran, the Germans took up the chase through Egypt, the Congo, and Brazil. After a final stop at Trinidad, the heroic crew brought the Clipper home to New York and the final showdown. Without arms, money or proper maintenance facilities, and under strict radio silence, they succeeded where most would have given up or failed. Their gripping tale and magnificent odyssey is captured by George Flynn and illustrated with maps, schematics, and technical data on this revolutionary mono-wing seaplane.
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Had potential for a great story; sorry it missed the mark.,
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Given the exploit of the crew/passengers, this could have been a great story, but it was related in a pedestrian manner with terrible editing: grammatik would have sorted out much of this. When the end of the story is foretold, one must build suspense and the author didn't do this for me. And for a story of a 30,000 mile flight the maps (no, not maps: THE map) was a disgrace.
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wmcca10011@aol.com May 4,2000 Opportunity missed! A great plot idea spoiled by historical inaccuries, a poor knowledge of aviation and air navigation and a total lack of critical editing. Needs a couple of re-writes under the quidence of a tough knowledgable editor.
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The book is poorly written, badly edited and an unfortunate mix of fact and fiction.
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In the morning of 2 December, 1941, the Pacific Clipper, Pan American Airways's newest flying boat, left Los Angeles on its maiden flight. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Pacific Clipper, John Mack, Pan Am, Captain Ford, New York, Kathleen Elmes, Sir Reginald, Bob Ford, Shamus Ginsberg, United States, John Steers, Black Swan, Norm Brown, Major Thu, Commodore Tanaka, Naval Intelligence, Swede Rothe, New Zealand, John Parish, Henry Oberveldt, Wake Island, Bill Mullahey, Second Officer, Royal Dutch Shell, British Ambassador New!
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In the morning of 2 December, 1941, the Pacific Clipper, Pan American Airways's newest flying boat, left Los Angeles on its maiden flight. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Pacific Clipper, John Mack, Pan Am, Captain Ford, New York, Kathleen Elmes, Sir Reginald, Bob Ford, Shamus Ginsberg, United States, John Steers, Black Swan, Norm Brown, Major Thu, Commodore Tanaka, Naval Intelligence, Swede Rothe, New Zealand, John Parish, Henry Oberveldt, Wake Island, Bill Mullahey, Second Officer, Royal Dutch Shell, British Ambassador New!
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