36 results found
Registration / Serial:NC16930
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-43
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-43 (JRS)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43W
C/n (msn):4321
Operator Titles:China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC
City / Airport:Hong Kong - Kai Tak International (VHHH / HKG) (closed)Map
Region / Country:Hong Kong, China
Photo Date:1 January 1937 to 8 August 1937
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:669309Submit Correction
View count: 81
A very interesting photo of a CNAC S-43 at the Kai Tak seaplane pier. Airline service to Hong Kong had barely started in 1937, but a control tower, built in 1935, seems to be visible, checkered, to the right of the tailfin. The CNAC logo, the character 中, seems to be painted on the rudder. Two S-43s were transferred to CNAC by Pan Am. NC16930 reportedly named Chekiang. Reg cancelled as 'exported to China' on 8 August 1937, but the aircraft crashed on that very day while en route from Hong Kong to Shanghai. The seven passengers survived but three of the four crew were killed. Photo from: SFO Museum
Registration / Serial:NC16930
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43W
C/n (msn):4321
Operator Titles:China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC
City / Airport:Hong Kong - Kai Tak International (VHHH / HKG) (closed)Map
Region / Country:Hong Kong, China
Photo Date:1 January 1937 to 8 August 1937
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:NC16930
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-43
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-43 (JRS)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43W
C/n (msn):4321
Operator Titles:China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC
City / Airport:Hong Kong - Kai Tak International (VHHH / HKG) (closed)Map
Region / Country:Hong Kong, China
Photo Date:1 January 1937 to 8 August 1937
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:669309Submit Correction
View count: 81
A very interesting photo of a CNAC S-43 at the Kai Tak seaplane pier. Airline service to Hong Kong had barely started in 1937, but a control tower, built in 1935, seems to be visible, checkered, to the right of the tailfin. The CNAC logo, the character 中, seems to be painted on the rudder. Two S-43s were transferred to CNAC by Pan Am. NC16930 reportedly named Chekiang. Reg cancelled as 'exported to China' on 8 August 1937, but the aircraft crashed on that very day while en route from Hong Kong to Shanghai. The seven passengers survived but three of the four crew were killed. Photo from: SFO Museum
Registration / Serial:NC16930
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43W
C/n (msn):4321
Operator Titles:China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC
City / Airport:Hong Kong - Kai Tak International (VHHH / HKG) (closed)Map
Region / Country:Hong Kong, China
Photo Date:1 January 1937 to 8 August 1937
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:NC15066
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-43
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-43 (JRS)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4306
Operator Titles:Pan American Airways System - PAA
City / Seaplane Base:Santiago de Cuba - Seaplane (closed)
Country:Cuba
Photo Date:April 1936 to August 1945
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:669287Submit Correction
View count: 70
Santiago de Cuba is Cuba's second city. As this old postcard shows, Pan Am Clippers docked right at the main railway station. Pan Am also used the city's airfield. NC15066 lost in an accident at Fort-de-France, Martinique in August 1945. Photo from: Mateos
Registration / Serial:NC15066
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4306
Operator Titles:Pan American Airways System - PAA
City / Seaplane Base:Santiago de Cuba - Seaplane (closed)
Country:Cuba
Photo Date:April 1936 to August 1945
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:NC15066
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-43
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-43 (JRS)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4306
Operator Titles:Pan American Airways System - PAA
City / Seaplane Base:Santiago de Cuba - Seaplane (closed)
Country:Cuba
Photo Date:April 1936 to August 1945
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:669287Submit Correction
View count: 70
Santiago de Cuba is Cuba's second city. As this old postcard shows, Pan Am Clippers docked right at the main railway station. Pan Am also used the city's airfield. NC15066 lost in an accident at Fort-de-France, Martinique in August 1945. Photo from: Mateos
Registration / Serial:NC15066
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4306
Operator Titles:Pan American Airways System - PAA
City / Seaplane Base:Santiago de Cuba - Seaplane (closed)
Country:Cuba
Photo Date:April 1936 to August 1945
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
City / Area:Tucson / Pima Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Collection:Pima Air and Space Museum
Photo Date:5 September 2001
Photo by:Derek FergusonContact
Photo ID:630506Submit Correction
View count: 71
Registration / Serial:"1061"
Alternate Registration:NC16934
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4325
Operator Titles:USA - Marines
City / Area:Tucson / Pima Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Photo Date:5 September 2001
Photo by:Derek FergusonContact
City / Area:Tucson / Pima Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Collection:Pima Air and Space Museum
Photo Date:5 September 2001
Photo by:Derek FergusonContact
Photo ID:630506Submit Correction
View count: 71
Registration / Serial:"1061"
Alternate Registration:NC16934
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4325
Operator Titles:USA - Marines
City / Area:Tucson / Pima Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Photo Date:5 September 2001
Photo by:Derek FergusonContact
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:Unknown State, United States
Photo Date:August 1938 to December 1941
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:614373Submit Correction
View count: 198
The JRS-1 that is now at the Smithsonian's National Air & Space Museum. Served with Utility Squadron 1 (VJ-1) at San Diego from August 1938 and at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, from June 1940. Although an unarmed transport, it flew reconnaissance missions following after the Japanese attack. Later based at Moffett Field. Retired in August 1944. Photo from: National Archives at College Park, Maryland
Registration / Serial:1063
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky JRS-1
C/n (msn):4346
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:Unknown State, United States
Photo Date:August 1938 to December 1941
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:Unknown State, United States
Photo Date:August 1938 to December 1941
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:614373Submit Correction
View count: 198
The JRS-1 that is now at the Smithsonian's National Air & Space Museum. Served with Utility Squadron 1 (VJ-1) at San Diego from August 1938 and at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, from June 1940. Although an unarmed transport, it flew reconnaissance missions following after the Japanese attack. Later based at Moffett Field. Retired in August 1944. Photo from: National Archives at College Park, Maryland
Registration / Serial:1063
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky JRS-1
C/n (msn):4346
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:Unknown State, United States
Photo Date:August 1938 to December 1941
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
City / Airport:Washington - Dulles International (KIAD / IAD)Map
Region / Country:Virginia, United States
Collection:National Air and Space Museum (Smithsonian) - Udvar-Hazy Center
Photo Date:19 September 2019
Photo by:André DuPont - MAS Aviation PressContact
Photo ID:608916Submit Correction
View count: 93
Delivered 28 July 1938 This amphibious seaplane is the only aircraft in the Museum that was at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on 7 December 1941. Ten JRS-1s were at the US naval base when the Japanese attacked during World War II. The Navy immediately sent these unarmed utility craft to search for the enemy fleet. The JRS-1 (used 1937-1944) is the military version of the Sikorsky S-43 "Baby Clipper."
Registration / Serial:1063
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky JRS-1
C/n (msn):4346
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Washington - Dulles International (KIAD / IAD)Map
Region / Country:Virginia, United States
Photo Date:19 September 2019
Photo by:André DuPont - MAS Aviation PressContact
City / Airport:Washington - Dulles International (KIAD / IAD)Map
Region / Country:Virginia, United States
Collection:National Air and Space Museum (Smithsonian) - Udvar-Hazy Center
Photo Date:19 September 2019
Photo by:André DuPont - MAS Aviation PressContact
Photo ID:608916Submit Correction
View count: 93
Delivered 28 July 1938 This amphibious seaplane is the only aircraft in the Museum that was at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on 7 December 1941. Ten JRS-1s were at the US naval base when the Japanese attacked during World War II. The Navy immediately sent these unarmed utility craft to search for the enemy fleet. The JRS-1 (used 1937-1944) is the military version of the Sikorsky S-43 "Baby Clipper."
Registration / Serial:1063
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky JRS-1
C/n (msn):4346
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Washington - Dulles International (KIAD / IAD)Map
Region / Country:Virginia, United States
Photo Date:19 September 2019
Photo by:André DuPont - MAS Aviation PressContact
City / Area:Tucson / Pima Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Collection:Pima Air and Space Museum
Photo Date:19 November 2022
Photo by:Javier RodríguezContact
Photo ID:545823Submit Correction
View count: 113
False markings, serial in small print at the top of the tail. Is actually ex N16934.
Registration / Serial:"1061"
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4325
Operator Titles:USA - Marines
City / Area:Tucson / Pima Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Photo Date:19 November 2022
Photo by:Javier RodríguezContact
City / Area:Tucson / Pima Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Collection:Pima Air and Space Museum
Photo Date:19 November 2022
Photo by:Javier RodríguezContact
Photo ID:545823Submit Correction
View count: 113
False markings, serial in small print at the top of the tail. Is actually ex N16934.
Registration / Serial:"1061"
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4325
Operator Titles:USA - Marines
City / Area:Tucson / Pima Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Photo Date:19 November 2022
Photo by:Javier RodríguezContact
City / Area:Tucson / Pima Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Collection:Pima Air and Space Museum
Photo Date:1 December 2022
Photo by:Howard J CurtisContact
Photo ID:539256Submit Correction
View count: 105
False markings (serial very small at the top of the tail fin), is actually ex N16934 which never saw military service. The real 1061 was c/n 4344.
Registration / Serial:"1061"
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4325
Operator Titles:USA - Marines
City / Area:Tucson / Pima Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Photo Date:1 December 2022
Photo by:Howard J CurtisContact
City / Area:Tucson / Pima Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Collection:Pima Air and Space Museum
Photo Date:1 December 2022
Photo by:Howard J CurtisContact
Photo ID:539256Submit Correction
View count: 105
False markings (serial very small at the top of the tail fin), is actually ex N16934 which never saw military service. The real 1061 was c/n 4344.
Registration / Serial:"1061"
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4325
Operator Titles:USA - Marines
City / Area:Tucson / Pima Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Photo Date:1 December 2022
Photo by:Howard J CurtisContact
City / Seaplane Base:Anchorage - Lake Hood Strip / Seaplane (PALH / LHD)Map
Region / Country:Alaska, United States
Collection:Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum
Photo Date:26 June 2019
Photo by:Ross DentithContact
Photo ID:512478Submit Correction
View count: 79
Registration / Serial:N15062
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4302
City / Seaplane Base:Anchorage - Lake Hood Strip / Seaplane (PALH / LHD)Map
Region / Country:Alaska, United States
Photo Date:26 June 2019
Photo by:Ross DentithContact
City / Seaplane Base:Anchorage - Lake Hood Strip / Seaplane (PALH / LHD)Map
Region / Country:Alaska, United States
Collection:Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum
Photo Date:26 June 2019
Photo by:Ross DentithContact
Photo ID:512478Submit Correction
View count: 79
Registration / Serial:N15062
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4302
City / Seaplane Base:Anchorage - Lake Hood Strip / Seaplane (PALH / LHD)Map
Region / Country:Alaska, United States
Photo Date:26 June 2019
Photo by:Ross DentithContact
Registration / Serial:NC15061
Fleet number:5
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-43
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-43 (JRS)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4301
Operator Titles:Inter Island Airways of Hawaii
City / Airport:Honolulu - Daniel K Inouye International (PHNL / PHIK / HNL)Map
Region / Country:Hawaii, United States
Photo Date:February 1936 to December 1938
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:512298Submit Correction
View count: 206
The first two S-43s of Inter Island Airways and three older S-38s, the nearest of which is NC4V Molokai. We gather that only two S-38s remained in service by 1939. Photo from: Smithsonian Institution
Registration / Serial:NC15061
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4301
Operator Titles:Inter Island Airways of Hawaii
City / Airport:Honolulu - Daniel K Inouye International (PHNL / PHIK / HNL)Map
Region / Country:Hawaii, United States
Photo Date:February 1936 to December 1938
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:NC15061
Fleet number:5
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-43
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-43 (JRS)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4301
Operator Titles:Inter Island Airways of Hawaii
City / Airport:Honolulu - Daniel K Inouye International (PHNL / PHIK / HNL)Map
Region / Country:Hawaii, United States
Photo Date:February 1936 to December 1938
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:512298Submit Correction
View count: 206
The first two S-43s of Inter Island Airways and three older S-38s, the nearest of which is NC4V Molokai. We gather that only two S-38s remained in service by 1939. Photo from: Smithsonian Institution
Registration / Serial:NC15061
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4301
Operator Titles:Inter Island Airways of Hawaii
City / Airport:Honolulu - Daniel K Inouye International (PHNL / PHIK / HNL)Map
Region / Country:Hawaii, United States
Photo Date:February 1936 to December 1938
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:XPK-AFU
Alternate Registration:PK-AFU
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-43
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-43 (JRS)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43W
C/n (msn):4353
Operator Titles:KNILM - Royal Netherlands Indies Airways
Location:Not known
Region / Country:Unknown State, United States
Photo Date:January 1941
Photo from:William T. Larkins Collection
Photo ID:439492Submit Correction
View count: 752
KNILM Dutch East Indies version with the double tail. The experimental "X" prefix was required by the CAA (now FAA) for company flight tests in the US before delivery. Photo by Howard Levy.
Registration / Serial:XPK-AFU
Alternate Registration:PK-AFU
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43W
C/n (msn):4353
Operator Titles:KNILM - Royal Netherlands Indies Airways
Location:Not known
Region / Country:Unknown State, United States
Photo Date:January 1941
Photo from:William T. Larkins Collection
Registration / Serial:XPK-AFU
Alternate Registration:PK-AFU
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-43
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-43 (JRS)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43W
C/n (msn):4353
Operator Titles:KNILM - Royal Netherlands Indies Airways
Location:Not known
Region / Country:Unknown State, United States
Photo Date:January 1941
Photo from:William T. Larkins Collection
Photo ID:439492Submit Correction
View count: 752
KNILM Dutch East Indies version with the double tail. The experimental "X" prefix was required by the CAA (now FAA) for company flight tests in the US before delivery. Photo by Howard Levy.
Registration / Serial:XPK-AFU
Alternate Registration:PK-AFU
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43W
C/n (msn):4353
Operator Titles:KNILM - Royal Netherlands Indies Airways
Location:Not known
Region / Country:Unknown State, United States
Photo Date:January 1941
Photo from:William T. Larkins Collection
Registration / Serial:NC15064
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-43
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-43 (JRS)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4304
Operator Titles:Pan American Airways System - PAA
City / Seaplane Base:Miami - Dinner Key Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:1 January 1936 to 11 May 1937
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Photo ID:428504Submit Correction
View count: 303
A seaplane journey to Latin America on Pan Am started here at Dinner Key in Miami. The terminal building is now the Miami City Hall. NC15064 to Panair do Brazil as PP-PAW.
Registration / Serial:NC15064
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4304
Operator Titles:Pan American Airways System - PAA
City / Seaplane Base:Miami - Dinner Key Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:1 January 1936 to 11 May 1937
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:NC15064
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-43
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-43 (JRS)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4304
Operator Titles:Pan American Airways System - PAA
City / Seaplane Base:Miami - Dinner Key Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:1 January 1936 to 11 May 1937
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Photo ID:428504Submit Correction
View count: 303
A seaplane journey to Latin America on Pan Am started here at Dinner Key in Miami. The terminal building is now the Miami City Hall. NC15064 to Panair do Brazil as PP-PAW.
Registration / Serial:NC15064
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4304
Operator Titles:Pan American Airways System - PAA
City / Seaplane Base:Miami - Dinner Key Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Photo Date:1 January 1936 to 11 May 1937
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
City / Seaplane Base:Moscow - Khimki Seaplane (closed)Map
Country:Russia
Photo Date:17 February 1937 to 31 December 1937
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Photo ID:425913Submit Correction
View count: 256
One S-43 was delivered to the USSR, to Glavsevmorput (Chief Directorate of the Northern Sea Route). It is seen on the Khimki Reservoir in Moscow. There was a seaplane station on the western shore of the reservoir, opposite the North River Terminal. Photo from: Dan Shumaker collection
Registration / Serial:CCCP-N207
Alternate Registration:CCCP-H207
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4326
City / Seaplane Base:Moscow - Khimki Seaplane (closed)Map
Country:Russia
Photo Date:17 February 1937 to 31 December 1937
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
City / Seaplane Base:Moscow - Khimki Seaplane (closed)Map
Country:Russia
Photo Date:17 February 1937 to 31 December 1937
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Photo ID:425913Submit Correction
View count: 256
One S-43 was delivered to the USSR, to Glavsevmorput (Chief Directorate of the Northern Sea Route). It is seen on the Khimki Reservoir in Moscow. There was a seaplane station on the western shore of the reservoir, opposite the North River Terminal. Photo from: Dan Shumaker collection
Registration / Serial:CCCP-N207
Alternate Registration:CCCP-H207
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4326
City / Seaplane Base:Moscow - Khimki Seaplane (closed)Map
Country:Russia
Photo Date:17 February 1937 to 31 December 1937
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:NC15063
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-43
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-43 (JRS)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4303
Operator Titles:Pan American Airways System - PAA
City / Airport:New York - Floyd Bennett Field (NOP) (closed)Map
Region / Country:New York, United States
Photo Date:20 August 1936
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:425738Submit Correction
View count: 318
Third S-43, the first for Pan Am. Also flew as NX15063 and deliveries to Pan Am were reportedly delayed. To Panair do Brasil subsidiary in 1940 as PP-PBA. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution
Registration / Serial:NC15063
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4303
Operator Titles:Pan American Airways System - PAA
City / Airport:New York - Floyd Bennett Field (NOP) (closed)Map
Region / Country:New York, United States
Photo Date:20 August 1936
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:NC15063
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-43
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-43 (JRS)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4303
Operator Titles:Pan American Airways System - PAA
City / Airport:New York - Floyd Bennett Field (NOP) (closed)Map
Region / Country:New York, United States
Photo Date:20 August 1936
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:425738Submit Correction
View count: 318
Third S-43, the first for Pan Am. Also flew as NX15063 and deliveries to Pan Am were reportedly delayed. To Panair do Brasil subsidiary in 1940 as PP-PBA. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution
Registration / Serial:NC15063
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4303
Operator Titles:Pan American Airways System - PAA
City / Airport:New York - Floyd Bennett Field (NOP) (closed)Map
Region / Country:New York, United States
Photo Date:20 August 1936
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:NC16927
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-43
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-43 (JRS)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4316
Operator Titles:Pan American Airways System - PAA
City / Seaplane Base:Ward Cove - Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:Alaska, United States
Photo Date:8 August 1938 to 9 August 1938
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Photo ID:425090Submit Correction
View count: 462
Returning from its trip to Juneau, NC16927 again called at the City Float in Ketchikan but the flying boat spent the night moored at a settlement then called Wacker City, on the west side of Ward(s) Cove. More test flights followed and larger four-engined S-42s docked exclusively in Ward Cove according to local historian Dave Kiffer. These flights were discontinued in 1940. Photo from: Dan Shumaker collection
Registration / Serial:NC16927
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4316
Operator Titles:Pan American Airways System - PAA
City / Seaplane Base:Ward Cove - Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:Alaska, United States
Photo Date:8 August 1938 to 9 August 1938
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:NC16927
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-43
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-43 (JRS)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4316
Operator Titles:Pan American Airways System - PAA
City / Seaplane Base:Ward Cove - Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:Alaska, United States
Photo Date:8 August 1938 to 9 August 1938
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Photo ID:425090Submit Correction
View count: 462
Returning from its trip to Juneau, NC16927 again called at the City Float in Ketchikan but the flying boat spent the night moored at a settlement then called Wacker City, on the west side of Ward(s) Cove. More test flights followed and larger four-engined S-42s docked exclusively in Ward Cove according to local historian Dave Kiffer. These flights were discontinued in 1940. Photo from: Dan Shumaker collection
Registration / Serial:NC16927
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4316
Operator Titles:Pan American Airways System - PAA
City / Seaplane Base:Ward Cove - Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:Alaska, United States
Photo Date:8 August 1938 to 9 August 1938
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:NC16927
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-43
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-43 (JRS)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4316
Operator Titles:Pan American Airways System - PAA
City / Airport:Juneau - International (PAJN / JNU)Map
Region / Country:Alaska, United States
Photo Date:7 August 1938 to 8 August 1938
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Photo ID:424914Submit Correction
View count: 307
On 7 August 1938 this PAA Baby Clipper made an experimental flight to Juneau from Seattle, via Ketchikan. A landplane route to Juneau via Prince George, Canada was eventually chosen. This S-43 was later converted to twin-finned S-43B. Note the rather inconvenient access through a dorsal hatch to keep the hull watertight. Photo from: Dan Shumaker collection
Registration / Serial:NC16927
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4316
Operator Titles:Pan American Airways System - PAA
City / Airport:Juneau - International (PAJN / JNU)Map
Region / Country:Alaska, United States
Photo Date:7 August 1938 to 8 August 1938
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:NC16927
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-43
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-43 (JRS)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4316
Operator Titles:Pan American Airways System - PAA
City / Airport:Juneau - International (PAJN / JNU)Map
Region / Country:Alaska, United States
Photo Date:7 August 1938 to 8 August 1938
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Photo ID:424914Submit Correction
View count: 307
On 7 August 1938 this PAA Baby Clipper made an experimental flight to Juneau from Seattle, via Ketchikan. A landplane route to Juneau via Prince George, Canada was eventually chosen. This S-43 was later converted to twin-finned S-43B. Note the rather inconvenient access through a dorsal hatch to keep the hull watertight. Photo from: Dan Shumaker collection
Registration / Serial:NC16927
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4316
Operator Titles:Pan American Airways System - PAA
City / Airport:Juneau - International (PAJN / JNU)Map
Region / Country:Alaska, United States
Photo Date:7 August 1938 to 8 August 1938
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:NC20697
Fleet number:8
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-43
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-43 (JRS)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43B
C/n (msn):4351
Operator Titles:Inter Island Airways of Hawaii
City / Airport:Honolulu - Daniel K Inouye International (PHNL / PHIK / HNL)Map
Region / Country:Hawaii, United States
Photo Date:1 January 1938 to 6 October 1941
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This twin-finned S-43 was added to the Inter Island Airways of Hawaii fleet in 1938. It was sold to KNILM in 1941, becoming PK-AFX. Photo from: State of Hawaii Department of Transportation
Registration / Serial:NC20697
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43B
C/n (msn):4351
Operator Titles:Inter Island Airways of Hawaii
City / Airport:Honolulu - Daniel K Inouye International (PHNL / PHIK / HNL)Map
Region / Country:Hawaii, United States
Photo Date:1 January 1938 to 6 October 1941
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Registration / Serial:NC20697
Fleet number:8
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-43
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-43 (JRS)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43B
C/n (msn):4351
Operator Titles:Inter Island Airways of Hawaii
City / Airport:Honolulu - Daniel K Inouye International (PHNL / PHIK / HNL)Map
Region / Country:Hawaii, United States
Photo Date:1 January 1938 to 6 October 1941
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This twin-finned S-43 was added to the Inter Island Airways of Hawaii fleet in 1938. It was sold to KNILM in 1941, becoming PK-AFX. Photo from: State of Hawaii Department of Transportation
Registration / Serial:NC20697
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43B
C/n (msn):4351
Operator Titles:Inter Island Airways of Hawaii
City / Airport:Honolulu - Daniel K Inouye International (PHNL / PHIK / HNL)Map
Region / Country:Hawaii, United States
Photo Date:1 January 1938 to 6 October 1941
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Registration / Serial:NC15061
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-43
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-43 (JRS)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4301
Operator Titles:Inter Island Airways of Hawaii
City / Area:Honolulu / Harbour-Aloha Tower [ Off-Airport ]Map (vicinity)
Region / Country:Hawaii, United States
Photo Date:18 November 1935 to 24 December 1935
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The prototype of the S-43, first flown as NX15061 on 5 June 1935 from the Houstatonic River, Connecticut. As we can see here, the 'Baby Clipper' reached Hawaii per ship to become Inter Island Airways fleet number 5. Photo from: State of Hawaii Department of Transportation
Registration / Serial:NC15061
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4301
Operator Titles:Inter Island Airways of Hawaii
City / Area:Honolulu / Harbour-Aloha Tower [ Off-Airport ]Map (vicinity)
Region / Country:Hawaii, United States
Photo Date:18 November 1935 to 24 December 1935
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Registration / Serial:NC15061
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-43
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-43 (JRS)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4301
Operator Titles:Inter Island Airways of Hawaii
City / Area:Honolulu / Harbour-Aloha Tower [ Off-Airport ]Map (vicinity)
Region / Country:Hawaii, United States
Photo Date:18 November 1935 to 24 December 1935
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The prototype of the S-43, first flown as NX15061 on 5 June 1935 from the Houstatonic River, Connecticut. As we can see here, the 'Baby Clipper' reached Hawaii per ship to become Inter Island Airways fleet number 5. Photo from: State of Hawaii Department of Transportation
Registration / Serial:NC15061
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4301
Operator Titles:Inter Island Airways of Hawaii
City / Area:Honolulu / Harbour-Aloha Tower [ Off-Airport ]Map (vicinity)
Region / Country:Hawaii, United States
Photo Date:18 November 1935 to 24 December 1935
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Registration / Serial:NC16934
Fleet number:7
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-43
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-43 (JRS)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4325
Operator Titles:Inter Island Airways of Hawaii
Location:Not known
Region / Country:Hawaii, United States
Photo Date:1937 to 1941
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Photo ID:424620Submit Correction
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This was the third S-43 for Inter Island Airways. Many sources claim that this aircraft became N326 at some point, but this is not correct (N326 was c/n 4342). This airframe was later preserved at the Pima Air & Space Museum, falsely marked as US Marines 1061. Photo from: Dan Shumaker collection
Registration / Serial:NC16934
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4325
Operator Titles:Inter Island Airways of Hawaii
Location:Not known
Region / Country:Hawaii, United States
Photo Date:1937 to 1941
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:NC16934
Fleet number:7
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-43
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-43 (JRS)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4325
Operator Titles:Inter Island Airways of Hawaii
Location:Not known
Region / Country:Hawaii, United States
Photo Date:1937 to 1941
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
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This was the third S-43 for Inter Island Airways. Many sources claim that this aircraft became N326 at some point, but this is not correct (N326 was c/n 4342). This airframe was later preserved at the Pima Air & Space Museum, falsely marked as US Marines 1061. Photo from: Dan Shumaker collection
Registration / Serial:NC16934
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4325
Operator Titles:Inter Island Airways of Hawaii
Location:Not known
Region / Country:Hawaii, United States
Photo Date:1937 to 1941
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:NC15062
Fleet number:6
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-43
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-43 (JRS)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4302
Operator Titles:Inter Island Airways of Hawaii
City / Airport:Honolulu - Daniel K Inouye International (PHNL / PHIK / HNL)Map
Region / Country:Hawaii, United States
Photo Date:February 1936 to December 1941
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Inter Island Airways of Hawaii was the first airline to fly the S-43, with the prototype NC15061 entering service in December 1935 and NC15062 in February 1936. The company became Hawaiian Airlines on 1 October 1941. NC15062 later acquired by Reeve Aleutian Airways as a spares source. Forward fuselage survives at the Alaska Aviation Museum, Lake Hood. Photo from: State of Hawaii Department of Transportation
Registration / Serial:NC15062
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4302
Operator Titles:Inter Island Airways of Hawaii
City / Airport:Honolulu - Daniel K Inouye International (PHNL / PHIK / HNL)Map
Region / Country:Hawaii, United States
Photo Date:February 1936 to December 1941
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Registration / Serial:NC15062
Fleet number:6
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-43
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-43 (JRS)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4302
Operator Titles:Inter Island Airways of Hawaii
City / Airport:Honolulu - Daniel K Inouye International (PHNL / PHIK / HNL)Map
Region / Country:Hawaii, United States
Photo Date:February 1936 to December 1941
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Inter Island Airways of Hawaii was the first airline to fly the S-43, with the prototype NC15061 entering service in December 1935 and NC15062 in February 1936. The company became Hawaiian Airlines on 1 October 1941. NC15062 later acquired by Reeve Aleutian Airways as a spares source. Forward fuselage survives at the Alaska Aviation Museum, Lake Hood. Photo from: State of Hawaii Department of Transportation
Registration / Serial:NC15062
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4302
Operator Titles:Inter Island Airways of Hawaii
City / Airport:Honolulu - Daniel K Inouye International (PHNL / PHIK / HNL)Map
Region / Country:Hawaii, United States
Photo Date:February 1936 to December 1941
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City / Airport:New York - Floyd Bennett Field (NOP) (closed)Map
Region / Country:New York, United States
Photo Date:12 January 1938
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Aéromaritime received a fourth S-43 for its West African line early in 1938. Later that year the French company also acquired the sole Norwegian S-43, LN-DAG Valkyrien, which became F-AREX. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution
Registration / Serial:F-AQHY
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4328
Operator Titles:Aeromaritime
City / Airport:New York - Floyd Bennett Field (NOP) (closed)Map
Region / Country:New York, United States
Photo Date:12 January 1938
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City / Airport:New York - Floyd Bennett Field (NOP) (closed)Map
Region / Country:New York, United States
Photo Date:12 January 1938
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Aéromaritime received a fourth S-43 for its West African line early in 1938. Later that year the French company also acquired the sole Norwegian S-43, LN-DAG Valkyrien, which became F-AREX. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution
Registration / Serial:F-AQHY
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-43
C/n (msn):4328
Operator Titles:Aeromaritime
City / Airport:New York - Floyd Bennett Field (NOP) (closed)Map
Region / Country:New York, United States
Photo Date:12 January 1938
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive