- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | July 29, 1938 |
Time: | 0411 |
Location: | Pacific Ocean between Manila and Guam |
Operator: | Pan American World Airways |
Flight #: | 229 |
Route: | Alameda - Manila |
AC Type: | Martin M-130 (flying boat) |
Registration: | NC14714 |
cn / ln: | 556 |
Aboard: | 15 (passengers:6 crew:9) |
Fatalities: | 15 (passengers:6 crew:9) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The plane crashed into the ocean while en route between Guam and Manilla. The last known position was 12.27 N, 130.40 W or 582 nm east southeast of Manila at 04:00 GCT. Cause unknown. The plane may have been hijacked by the Japanese and flown to Truk Island where the crew and passengers were murdered. The aircraft was named "Hawaii Clipper." |
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