Honolulu Clipper
Honolulu Clipper was the prototype Boeing 314 flying boat designed for Pan American Airways. It entered service in 1939 flying trans-Pacific routes.
Boeing 314 wearing Navy paint. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | November 3, 1945 |
| Summary | Forced landing |
| Site | 650 miles east of Oah'u in the Pacific Ocean 21°9′47.60″N 147°54′17.94″W approximately |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 314 |
| Operator | Pan American World Airways |
| Registration | NC18601 |
| Flight origin | Pearl Harbor |
| Destination | California |
| Passengers | 26 |
| Crew | 11 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Survivors | 37 |
Like other long range Clipper aircraft in Pan-Am it aided US military during World War II. In service with the US Navy it made a forced landing 650 miles east of Oahu on 3 November 1945 and when the subsequent salvage attempt was abandoned, the Honolulu Clipper was deliberately sunk by gunfire.
Passengers flying aboard the aircraft over its service life of 18,000 flying hours included Clare Boothe Luce, Eddie Rickenbacker, Thomas Kinkaid, Chester Nimitz, and Peter Fraser.
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