Boeing 314 Clipper

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The Boeing 314 Clipper was a large long-range flying boat airliner of the late 1930s and early 1940s, renowned for its luxurious transoceanic passenger service and pivotal role in pioneering international commercial air travel.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Boeing 314 Clipper canonical 3
Pan Am “Clipper” flying boats 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf flying boat airliner ⓘ
long-range aircraft ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration high-wing flying boat ⓘ
category oceanic flying boat ⓘ
pre-jet airliner ⓘ
constructionMaterial metal airframe ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crew 10 ⓘ
cruiseSpeed approximately 183 mph ⓘ
designBasedOn Boeing XB-15 wing design ⓘ
engineType radial piston engine ⓘ
enteredServiceWith Pan American World Airways ⓘ
era early 1940s ⓘ
late 1930s ⓘ
firstFlight 1938 ⓘ
height approximately 27 feet ⓘ
introduced 1939 ⓘ
length approximately 106 feet ⓘ
manufacturer Boeing ⓘ
maximumPassengerCapacity 74 ⓘ
notableFeature dining facilities ⓘ
luxurious passenger accommodations ⓘ
multiple passenger decks ⓘ
sleeping berths ⓘ
notableFor long non-stop ocean crossings ⓘ
numberBuilt 12 ⓘ
numberOfEngines 4 ⓘ
operatedBy British Overseas Airways Corporation ⓘ
Pan American World Airways ⓘ
operatedOnRoute transatlantic routes ⓘ
transpacific routes ⓘ
primaryUser British Overseas Airways Corporation ⓘ
Pan American World Airways ⓘ
range approximately 3,500 nautical miles ⓘ
retired 1946 ⓘ
roleInHistory pioneered international commercial air travel ⓘ
provided luxurious transoceanic service ⓘ
status no complete examples surviving ⓘ
takeoffAndLanding water ⓘ
typicalPassengerCapacity 74 ⓘ
usedBy United States military ⓘ
usedDuring World War II ⓘ
usedFor VIP transport ⓘ
long-range international routes ⓘ
military transport ⓘ
transoceanic passenger service ⓘ
wingspan approximately 152 feet ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pan American World Airways → operatedAircraft → Boeing 314 Clipper ⓘ
Night Over Water → aircraftModelInStory → Boeing 314 Clipper ⓘ
CLIPPER → namedAfter → Pan Am “Clipper” flying boats ⓘ
linked to: Boeing 314 Clipper
Double Wasp → usedInAircraft → Boeing 314 Clipper ⓘ