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HAWAII CLIPPER, HOIMISSING IN PACIFIC EPHILIPPINES; FIEWas Duo at Manila at I A. M.;Out of CommunicationSince 8.30 P. M.WEATHER WAS ROUGHThree Destroyers Dispatched Io Search; Reach I3ositionSaturday NightBy lntlt;Tiuitmnul N«*wsSAN FRANCISCO, July 29 Hours unrt'porled and overdue at Manila, thePan American airways Irans-Pacific Hawaii clipper was missing in the Pacific on a flight between Guam and tin* Philippine Islands today.The big flying boat carried six passengers and a crew of nine, captained by Leo Terletzky.Hue to arrive at Manila at 1 a. m.t tin* plane had been out of radio communication with Pan Aftnerican radiostations since 8..10 p. rn.. when Captain Terletzky reported his position as 595 miles southeast of Manila.He said he was flying Ivetween layers oi clouds in moderately rough weather.M A N 114 A. PHILIPPINE I SPAN i S, July 29 The United States naval authorities announced today that three destroyers will leave to hunt for the missing Hawaii clipper as soon as they are refueled.They should reach the clipper’s last reported position Saturday evening it was stated*SAN FRANCISCO, July 29 — (INS) — At 2.45 a. in. (P. S. T.) the Pan-American Hawaii Clipper was still unreported at Manila and had not reestabllshed radio communication wit heither tin* Manila or Guam radio station, Pan American Airways offices here announced.SAN FRANCISCO, July 29—(INS) —More than an hour overdue at Manilaand out of radio communication with Pan American radio stations fcnr six hours, the Pan American trans-Paciflc “Hawaii ’ ('Upper was the cause ofanxiety at company headquarters here today.Due to arrive at Manila at 1 a rn.i i* *s. 4 ) the big passenger ship, carrying a crew of nine, captained by Leo Terletzky, and six passengershad not been contacted by radio since 8 fi‘t P m. (I’. S T.) when it reported its position as slightly south ct the rqgular ait lanes and 565 miles fromMan ila.The ship had.taken off from Guam bound for Manila at 11.39 a. in. (P. S. T.)Company officials v\ ho confirmed that the ship was overdue at Manila, declared it was the first time any of tlie trans Pacific passenger planes had been out of contact with shore stations on the tiny islands dotting theroute across the Pacific from SanFrancisco to Hong Kong.The Hawaii Clipper left its Alameda base on its regular westbound hoplast Saturday.Flying the regular route the Clipperhad landed at Honolulu, Midway Islands, Wake Island and Guam and was on the last leg of its flight.At Manila it would have met the Hong Kong Clipper which continuesthe flight to China.The crew in addition to ('apt. Terletzky comprised M. E. Walker, Berkeley, first officer; G. M. Davis. Oakland, second officer, J. M. Sauceda, Oakland, third officer; J. W. Jewett. Oakland, fourth officer; H. L. Cox, Alameda. engineer officer; T. H. Tatum, Honolulu, assistant engineer officer; W McCarthy. Alameda, radio officer;I. Parker, flight steward.Passengers included Major Howard French, Tacoma, Wash.; K. A. Kennedy. Piedmont, Gal.; Dr. Earl H. McKinley, Washington, I). (\; H. E. Wyman, New York City, and ( hoy Wall Sun, Jersey City.wMajor Drench jvas enroute to Hong Kong where ii was understood In* was to have been stationed.FontIiiihm) on r«*j£lt;» Four
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Bristol Courier
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Fri, Jul 29, 1938
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