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Considered the "Greatest Flying Boat". Pan Am signed a contract on July 21, 1936 for six B314s. It weighed 40 tons and cost $550,000 per aircraft. The Yankee Clipper inaugurated the world’s first scheduled transatlantic service. The infamous Pacific Clipper made a 31,500-mile flight around the world. One way tickets cost $375, round trip $675 Pan Am flew these planes for only 6 years before they were overtaken by land planes. |
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