TRANSATLANTIC 314 CLIPPER PASSENGER US FLYING BOAT AIRLINER
Description
The 314 “Clipper” was a long-range flying boat produced between 1938 and 1941 and is comparable to the British Short Empire. One of the largest aircraft of the time, it used the massive wing of earlier XB-15 bomber prototype to achieve the range necessary for flights across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Twelve Clippers were built for Pan American World Airways, three of which were sold to BOAC in 1941 before delivery.