Wings to the Orient: Pan American Clipper Planes, 1935-1945: A Pictorial History

by Stan Cohen

Book Overview

a pictorial history of pan american clipper planes from 1935-1945 This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0933126611
• ISBN13: 9780933126619
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Pictorial Histories Publishing Company
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.

Customer Reviews

China Clipper, Martin 130

Thank you for this historically accurate protrayal of the airplane, the Martin 130; and the organization ( Pan American Airways ) that opened the Pacific to international aviation! Stan Cohen's great book is an amazing historic achievement!

Great Historic Photo Collection of Pan Am's Clippers

Stan Cohen's book is a wonderful pictorial exploration of the commercial aviation conquest of the Pacific. I found the discussion of the North Haven Expedition and the Pacific Clipper base construction most interesting. Cohen shows pictures of their heyday and as the looked when he researched the book. Cohen also has some photos of the China Clipper I had not seen previously. If you are a Pan Am Clipper history buff - this is a must have book. Jamie Dodson, Author [...]

Exceptional

For the lay person who doesn't understand aeronautical engineering, but thinks the Clippers were possibly the coolest thing in the world, this is a great book to have around. The pictures are excellent, there's enough--not too much--technical info to make it interesting and it's a concise introduction to this phase of history.

Excellent but incomplete history of Pan American's Clippers

Cohen's book is among the better works to document the short but exciting history of Pan American's pacific clipper operations, providing insight into the pilots and aircraft that flew it and the route they took. My few complaints were with the relative dirth of information following the outbreak of World War II, some speculative accounts which have been correctly described in other books, and a lack of color photos. Still, for the price it is a most valuable addition to anyone's aviation library.

An Excellent Collection

This book is one of the finest collections on information regarding Pan-Am's famous flying boats. Loaded with old photos, classic ads, maps and much more, this book details the building of the reknown yet short lived Pacific air route. I read it from cover to cover in two days and enjoyed every page of it.