8/11/2024
Landmark information
- Location:
In front of building 1, former Alameda Naval Air Station, Alameda - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Nothing remains - Date First Visited:
10/26/1996 - Date Most Recently Visited:
8/11/2024 - GPS Coordinates:
N 37 47.207, W 122 18.164
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Pan Am China Clipper
Pan American World Airways fabled China Clipper (Martin M/130 Flying Boat) left Alameda Marina on November 22, 1935. Under the command of Captain Edwin C. Musick, the flight would reach Manila via Honolulu, Midway, Wake, and Guam. The inauguration of ocean airmail service and commercial airflight across the Pacific was a significant event for both California and the world.