For the short, dry version, see Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Clipper
thanks, i really wanted to see a map of the trip!
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#22I am kinda sad that the Brazillian part in that story is how they forced them to stay because of Yellow Fever, but then they stole stuff from inside the plane... The saddest part of this, is that I am not even surprised :( As Brazillian I deal all the time with online distrust with Brazillians, and often when people explain why they distrust us, I can't fault them, there are even online games where Brazillians have t…
Well, don’t read too much into that. There are rude people everywhere.
From what I know, Brazil produces high-quality software developers/computer scientists (elixir and Lua come from Brazil).
Of course there are big social issues in Brazil but… aren’t there in all western countries? Poverty, unemployment, violence (maybe Brazil is an outlier in this case), etc.
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#23I have read this story quite a few times but I still wonder what happened to the aircraft. I hope it's in a museum or still being flown.
"After the war it was sold to Universal Airlines but was damaged in a storm and ultimately salvaged for parts." - "December 7, 1941 and the First Around-the-World Commercial Flight". Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. December 8, 2011.
A sad end for what could have been preserved for history. It's a crying shame isn't it?
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#24Indeed, in this story are adventure and true grit in the most pure form. Been a while since I read it, but that's definitely not clickbait.
This is a splendid read. Flying 300 meters off the deck, without radio contact, detailed charts, or friends on the ground, reminds me very much of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's writing in _Wind, Sand, and Stars_.
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#25This is an unbelievable story and I really enjoyed the read. Thanks for posting it.
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#26Am I the only one wondering why this hasn't been made into a movie? Nostalgia for that time period and a compelling tale. Just needs a love interest plot line and I think it'd do pretty well.
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#27For the short, dry version, see Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Clipper
thanks, i really wanted to see a map of the trip!
Another map and some more references: http://www.gcmap.com/featured/20220106
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#29This is an epic. I can't believe I've never even heard of it before.
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#30Am I the only one wondering why this hasn't been made into a movie? Nostalgia for that time period and a compelling tale. Just needs a love interest plot line and I think it'd do pretty well.
The love angle can be satisfied by the radio man and his wife, similar to how Ron Howard handled Jim Lovell and his family in Apollo 13.