| Registration / Serial: | NC16734 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-42 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-42 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-42B |
| C/n (msn): | 4207 |
| Operator Titles: | Pan American Airways System - PAA |
| Aircraft Name: | Hong Kong Clipper |
| City / Airport: | Hong Kong - Kai Tak International (VHHH / HKG) (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | Hong Kong, China |
| Photo Date: | April 1937 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 439209Submit Correction |
| View count: | 268 |
Reputed to be the first passenger flight between Manila and Hong Kong. Pan American initially used S-42s for the final two stages of its trans-Pacific passenger services. Martin M-130s flew the stages from San Francisco to Manila. Hong Kong's water airport was a jetty at Kai Tak aerodrome. NC16724, later renamed Samoan Clipper, exploded on January 11, 1938 while attempting to dump fuel so it could return to Samoa. Killed was famed Pan Am pilot Ed Musick. Photo from: National Library of Australia
| Registration / Serial: | NC16734 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-42B |
| C/n (msn): | 4207 |
| Operator Titles: | Pan American Airways System - PAA |
| City / Airport: | Hong Kong - Kai Tak International (VHHH / HKG) (closed)Map | Region / Country: | Hong Kong, China |
| Photo Date: | April 1937 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | NC16734 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-42 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-42 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-42B |
| C/n (msn): | 4207 |
| Operator Titles: | Pan American Airways System - PAA |
| Aircraft Name: | Hong Kong Clipper |
| City / Airport: | Hong Kong - Kai Tak International (VHHH / HKG) (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | Hong Kong, China |
| Photo Date: | April 1937 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 439209Submit Correction |
| View count: | 268 |
Reputed to be the first passenger flight between Manila and Hong Kong. Pan American initially used S-42s for the final two stages of its trans-Pacific passenger services. Martin M-130s flew the stages from San Francisco to Manila. Hong Kong's water airport was a jetty at Kai Tak aerodrome. NC16724, later renamed Samoan Clipper, exploded on January 11, 1938 while attempting to dump fuel so it could return to Samoa. Killed was famed Pan Am pilot Ed Musick. Photo from: National Library of Australia
| Registration / Serial: | NC16734 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-42B |
| C/n (msn): | 4207 |
| Operator Titles: | Pan American Airways System - PAA |
| City / Airport: | Hong Kong - Kai Tak International (VHHH / HKG) (closed)Map | Region / Country: | Hong Kong, China |
| Photo Date: | April 1937 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |