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Auckland to New York by Pan Am Clipper in December 1941

Mon May 07, 2018 10:24 am

Did a search and was not able to find that this was posted before. Though long, the story is quite interesting!

https://medium.com/lapsed-historian/the ... 4ca734c6bb

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Re: Auckland to New York by Pan Am Clipper in December 1941

Mon May 07, 2018 5:45 pm

There have been at least two books written about this story. One, "The Long Way Home" IIRC, is a factual retelling of the story. Can't remember the author's name but it was published by the small publishing hose Palawdr Press. Factual ( as far as is known) and a good read.The other was a poorly-written novel that I never finished (nor can I remember the title. Both are gone from my library now...
A truly heroic tale of American ingenuity and persistence; I wish that a 314 had been saved to better remember what the Pan Am crews did.
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