Recall Pioneer Pacific Flight - China Clipper (1959)

Unissued / unused material. American newsreel item. Recall pioneer Pacific flight, United States of America (USA). Various shots of China Clipper M130 - first seaplane to fly from USA to Honolulu and Manila. Various shots of M130 plane taking off (archive footage from 1920s). Various shots interior showing passengers seated reading (shots from 1930s). Aerial view of M130 in flight. LS Pacific clipper decorated, hula girl dancing in front of it. CU pilot. LS people queuing to get into plane. CU line of hula girls waving. LS plane taxiing along runway. Date on dope sheet is 30/04/1959. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1
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