Across the Pacific
The China Clipper, a Pan American Airways flying boat, crossed the Pacific Ocean in1935, marking a significant milestone in aviation history. With dramatic re-enactments, interviews with historians and biographers, and archival photographs, newsreel clips, and film, the documentary series chronicles the development of this technological innovation, which was led by Pan Am's CEO Juan Trippe, pilot Charles Lindbergh, airplane engineer Igor Sikorsky, and radio engineer Hugo Leuteritz.
Released: 2020-05-18
Genre:
History