PAN AM FLYING CLIPPER S42

The Flying Clipper S-42, built by Sikorsky for Pan-American Airways, is shown as it rides the waters of Long Island Sound during tests near Bridgeport, Conn., March 30, 1934. The Clipper will be used on Pan American's South American service. The hull of the 38,000-pound plane is 76 feet long, and its wing span is 114 feet 2 inches. (AP Photo)