Passengers, mail, or cargo, safe air travel to destinations across the globe was now a reality.
In need of a larger aircraft to aid in pioneering routes to Latin America and the Pacific, on July 21, 1936, Pan American signed a contract with Boeing for a new aircraft that would soon augment the airline’s trans-Pacific Martin M-130, known as the Boeing 314.
An Era Featuring, The Boeing 314: Bridging The Ocean.
With a range of 4,200 nautical miles, the Boeing 314 was the quintessential “flying boat,” which ushered in an era of luxurious travel across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Its transoceanic capabilities earned the 314 the nickname “Clipper,” after the mid-19th-century multi-mast sailing ships
