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Excellent article. I enjoyed it.
A small point though, the word infamous is used where it should be famous.
Otherwise keep up the great articles.

Hi,
Interesting article, however I thought you may have made mention of the importance of Foynes, Co. Limerick to the transatlantic service and its particular importance to the WWII operations in Europe.
Foynes has an excellent museum housed in the original terminal building. Here is a link to the museum website http://www.webforge.net/foynes/index.html

Best wishes,
Jim Kirkhope

When you say, "the Honolulu Clipper was the only Boeing lost due to this type of situation", do you mean ditching or running out of fuel?

In fact, the Honolulu Clipper ditched in the Pacific, not the Atlantic, while enroute from Oahu to San Francisco after encountering mechanical difficulties inflight. It ditched on November 3, 1945 and was sunk on November 7, 1945 by the USS San Pablo. It was scuttled after 1300 rounds from the San Pablo's 20mm guns. (Last of the Flying Clippers, M.D. Klaas, Ch 31)

It was the Bermuda Sky Queen, the former Capetown Clipper, whose story you tell. It was owned by American-International Airlines, but being operated by Air Liaison, Ltd, a London-based airline when the incident occured on October 14th, 1947. (Klaas, Ch 32)

My mother and sister were passengers on the Bermuda Sky Queen. While doing research for my mom I discovered a mural will soon be placed in Coast Guard Academy in New London depicting the rescue. I found this out from a retired CaptUSCG who was a young ensign on the Bibb. Those men were true heroes

Your information regarding the Jan. 21, 1943 crash of the Philippine Clipper is not correct. You state the crash was in the hills east of Oakland when in fact the crash site was nearly 100 miles between the Boonville and Ukiah in Mendocino County.

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