Topic summary
Hawaii Clipper
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Pan Am Flight 229.
Disappearance
Hawaii Clipper was the first of the initial three long-range flying boats to be lost. It was the worst Pacific airline accident at the time, although fatalities were higher when the other two Martin M-130 flying boats crashed later. The Flight V-1104 crash of 1943, involving Philippine Clipper killed 19, and the Flight 161 crash of 1945, involving China Clipper killed 23.