Buffy Foster Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 I thought this was pretty interesting: The Long Way Round: The Plane that Accidentally Circumnavigated the Worldhttps://medium.com/lapsed-historian/the-long-way-round-the-plane-that-accidentally-circumnavigated-the-world-c04ca734c6bb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caleb1 Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 Seems interesting. I read part 1, will read the rest soon. Thanks for sharing. Interesting read. I almost want to buy this now: https://www.amazon.com/Long-Way-Home-Ed-Dover/dp/061521472X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Q Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Capt Ford's heroic flight of the Clipper from the South Pacific at the outbreak of WW2 was one of the great achievements of the dark days at the beginning of the War. This is a new episode of this great story. Thanks, Buffy, for finding and sharing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffy Foster Posted May 12, 2018 Author Share Posted May 12, 2018 Yeah I put the book on my wish list too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundancer Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 4 hours ago, Buffy Foster said: Yeah I put the book on my wish list too. This is really great. See also: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlosqr Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Sundancer Thank you so much for this video, what an amazing story! Thanks Buffy Foster from bringing up the topic Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffy Foster Posted May 12, 2018 Author Share Posted May 12, 2018 Oh nice video, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Q Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Very nice little video. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caleb1 Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Epic video! Thanks for sharing. I got to find one of those planes for FS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Q Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 For those interested in the Boeing Clippers, Ken Follett wrote a captivating novel which is set on one of these planes at the beginning of WWII. The book is "Night Over Water," and gives a bit of an idea of what it was like to fly on one of these . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundancer Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Two months ago I ordered the book ( https://www.amazon.com/Long-Way-Home-Ed-Dover/dp/061521472X ) and read it recently. I can highly recommend this book. Very interesting adventure and It contains many original Pan AM photos. Unbelievable these 'Flying Boats' that's what they were called, not Airplanes. With their cruising speed of 150 knots the B314 was very slow. A full-scale model is on display at the Foynes Flying Boat Museum at Foynes, Ireland ( www.flyingboatmuseum.com ) Cheers Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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