Date in year · 1938 · The 1930s
On July 28, 1938, hawaii Clipper disappears between Guam and Manila as the first loss of an airliner in trans-Pacific China Clipper service. Jerry Rubin, Tommy Vig, Ian St John would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · July 28, 1938
Pan Am Flight 229 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from San Francisco to Manila, which on July 28 1938, disappeared after flying over the Pacific Ocean. The flight was operated by Hawaii Clipper, one of Pan American's 3 Martin M-130 flying boats. It disappeared with six passengers and nine crew.
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1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1938th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 938th year of the 2nd millennium, the 38th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1930s decade.
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Pan Am Flight 229 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from San Francisco to Manila, which on July 28 1938, disappeared after flying over the Pacific Ocean. The flight was operated by Hawaii Clipper, one of Pan American's 3 Martin M-130 flying boats. It disappeared with six passengers and nine crew.
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