Pan American air ways, Vol. 5, No. 2, March 1934

              GIANT CLIPPER MAKES FIRST TEST FLIGHT
FIRST LADY OF UNITED STATES USES AIRLINE
Puerto R ico a n d V irg in Isla n d s V isite d on T o u r o f In sp e c tio n

GREAT AIRLINER TAKES TO AIR IN 8 SECONDS
B u ild e r s E n th u s ia s tic O ver P r e lim in a ry S h o w in g o f N ew A e r ia l G ia n t

RIDES IN CLIPPER
D istin g u ish ed P a s s e n g e r C a lls A ll A r ra n g e m e n ts P e r fe c t

THREE FLIG H TS MADE
B e g in s S e r ie s o f E x h a u s tiv e E n g in e e r in g T e s t s

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WASHINGTON, D. C.—For the first time in history, the wife of a president of the United States traveled by plane to a foreign land, when Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and her party made the round trip be­ tween the national capital and Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in March. On this trip, one of the longest journeys Mrs. Roosevelt has made re­ cently, the F irst Lady covered more than 5000 miles, nearly half of which was aboard Pan American airliners. Arriving in Miami from Washington by train on the morning of March 6, Mrs. Roosevelt, after breakfasting, left on the American Clipper at 8:30 A. M. The first day’s flight took her to Port au Prince with a refueling stop at Nuevitas, Cuba. She was welcomed to Port au Prince by Norman Armour, American minister to Haiti, and Mile. Vincent, sister of the president of the Haitian Republic.
Flies to St. Thomas

Pan American's newest giant, the Sikorsky S-42, on its first flight.

NEW TERMINAL IS DEDICATED AT CAMPECHE
G o v e rn o r a n d C iv il A u th o ritie s A tte n d E x e r c is e s a t A ir p o r t

Leaving the Haitian capital on schedule the following morning, the party traveled to San Pedro de Macoris, where Mrs. Roosevelt was officially welcomed to the Dominican Republic by His Excellency General Rafael Trujillo M., President, who had traveled down from Santo Domingo, the capital, and by Arturo Lograno, Foreign Minister. The party then continued on to San Juan, where a large reception committee headed by Governor Blanton Winship of Puerto Rico, and a large crowd of welcomers met them. Here the party transferred to a “ Com­ modore” chartered by Governor Paul Pearson of the Virgin Islands, and proceeded on to St. Thomas to spend the night. During the day, while en route to San Juan, Mrs. Roosevelt was handed a message by the Continued on Page 3

CAM PECHE, Mexico.— The new Pan American Airways terminal building at the local airport was formally dedicated recently in a program headed by His Excellency Ramero Esquizal, Governor of the State of Campeche. To the accompaniment of the Mexican national anthem, the national flag was unfurled by the Gov­ ernor, while the Pan American Airways’ flag flew from an­ other pole. The dedication ceremonies coincided with the celebration of the Mexican Constitution Day and a public fiesta was proclaimed. The 36th Battalion gave a military display and drill and the bat­ talion band furnished the music for the occasion. Other entertainment features in­ cluded a boxing match and a football game between the military and the industrial team which took place in the presence of the Governor and his party. To Pan American’s repre­ sentative in Campeche, Mr. Emilio Marco P., who is presi­ dent of the relations group of the local tourists’ committee, and who worked tirelessly on the program, goes the major credit for making the celebra­ tion an outstanding success.

CRISTOBAL.—A serious sit­ uation and a possible loss of human life due to the shortage of the local supply of serum with which to treat the rare human disease of anthrax, was averted recently when Pan American Airways rushed a supply of the precious serum in record time from the United States across the Caribbean to Cristobal. The serum was used in the treatment of Dr. F. F. Dowd, of the Panama Health Office, who was in Gorgas Hospital, in a critical condition. Dr. Dowd developed the disease after he had performed an BUENOS AIRES, Argentina. autopsy on the body of an —The Honorable Alexander animal suspected of carrying Weddell, United States ambas­ the disease germs. sador in Argentina, and Mrs. 24-Hour Delivery Weddell, made a trip from Anthrax, it was explained Buenos Aires to Montevideo and return in a Pan American by health officials, is more com­ Commodore. They were accom­ mon in cattle than in human panied by Mr. Eugene Hinkle, beings. Unless treated prompt­ ly it is extremely serious to secretary to the embassy. Another distinguished p a s­ humans. In response to a radio mes­ senger “via Pan American” recently was Mr. Stephen Law- sage describing the condition, fcrd Childs, representative of Pan American delivered the the International Labor office serum within 24 hours of the of the League of Nations, who time it was ordered, thus avert­ made a flight from Santos to ing a serious illness, if not death, in the case of Dr. Dowd. Montevideo.

SAN JU A N .—The follow­ in g report by Purser Rafael Kerr of the Caribbean Di­ vision on his regular report card recently, suggests what a wide-awake steward can do in promoting business. “ While in San Juan called to see Mr. Angel Ramos, owner and editor of E L MUNDO, Puerto Rico’s leading daily. He mentioned that he was planning a trip to New York by boat. I ad­ vised him to go by plane, but he was not very sure about his safety. After a few minutes’ talk I left his office with a check for $213 for a round trip to Miami and New York. He is now aboard and enjoying the trip.”

Alert Steward Closes B ig Deal for Ticket

SERUM RUSHED TO AID IN FIGHT ON ODD MALADY
C risto b a l D o c to r S tric k e n W ith A n th r a x — C u re F low n F ro m M iam i

BRIDGEPORT. — Gliding through the glassy-surfaced waters of Long Island Sound, the roar of its four great mo­ tors thrilling the several hun­ dred spectators who, learning of the probable flight, lined the shore, Pan American’s newest aerial giant, and the greatest commercial aircraft ever de­ veloped in America—the huge Sikorsky S-42—shot out of the water, with its preliminary test-weight of 27,500 pounds, in eight seconds on its first flight, March 29. Piloted by Boris Sergievsky, chief test pilot for the Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., and with two mechanics aboard, the huge airliner climbed steadily into the sky, its smooth silver-hued body glistening in the sunshine, and cruised over the Sound for ten minutes before alighting. A few moments later, Sergiev­ sky took off again, remained aloft for another ten minutes, and then the newest of the Clipper Ships taxied back to the ramp and into hangar for a close engineering inspection. Semi-Technical Descrip­ tion of the New Clipper Will be Found on Page 15. A third flight was made a few days later, this time with a gross weight of 30,000 pounds, the S-42 taking off in 15 seconds in an almost flat calm. These flights, made for preliminary stability and ma­ neuverability tests, were care­ fully watched by the engineers, including Igor Sikorsky and the Gluhareff brothers and re­ search engineer Labensky, of the Sikorsky staff, and H. A. Franchement, Aircraft Engi­ neer, of the Pan American Airways System. They are the beginning of an exhaustive series of engineering checks which are scheduled over the next several weeks and from which the actual service per­ formance of the great aircraft will be determined.

U. S. Am bassador Flies To Montevideo