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NO. 968 SITE OF THE CHINA CLIPPER FLIGHT DEPARTURE - Pan American World Airways' fabled China Clipper (Martin M/130 Flying Boat) left Alameda Marina on November 22, 1935. Under the command of Captain Edwin C. Musick, the flight would reach Manila via Honolulu, Midway, Wake, and Guam. The inauguration of ocean airmail service and commercial airflight across the Pacific was a significant event for both California and the world.

Location

950 West Mall Square. Naval Air Station Mall, in front of Building No. 1, Alameda Naval Air Station, Alameda (contact Staff Civil Engineer's Office , 510/263-3712, for permission to see plaque-3 weekdays only)
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Notes

The second maker for "CHL #440 - Alameda Terminal of Transcontinental Railroad" is at the same location.

CHL #968 China Clipper Flight Departure Site

CHL #968 China Clipper Flight Departure Site

CHL #968 China Clipper Flight Departure Site State Plaque