The Boeing 314 Clipper is a large American flying boat that Pan American Airways began flying on transatlantic and transpacific routes in 1939, among the largest aircraft of its day. Configured with private compartments, a dining area and sleeping berths for its passengers, it brought a standard of long haul luxury air travel that would not be matched again for years, though only twelve examples were ever built before wartime priorities and the rise of long range landplanes ended the type's production.
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SignificanceOne of the largest aircraft of its time, with range to cross the Atlantic and Pacific 1 Connections
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1. Boeing 314 Clipper - Wikipedia
Flight testing
The first test flight was undertaken by Allen on the June 7, 1938.
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One of the largest aircraft of its time, it had the range to cross the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
In Group: Commercial Flying Boats and Clippers, Lead sentence
The Boeing 314 Clipper was an American long-range flying boat produced by Boeing from 1938 to 1941.
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