ERA | EXPLORATIONS
A short history of Wake island before the Air Age was introduced by Pan Am & the consequences of US involvement in WW2, followed by modern-day peace.
Martin M-130s: John Borger, first hired as a Junior Engineer to work on the North Haven Expedition in 1935, had a long, stellar career with PAA.
The 1939 arrival of the B-314 California Clipper survey flight, on a new route to Auckland, the first flight to NZ since the loss of Samoan Clipper in 1938.
Stepping-stone surveys: S-42 Pan American Clipper extended the Pacific route by one island on each flight, arriving in Guam Oct. 1935 on its fourth survey.
