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The 314’s lounge/dining area [2] was amid-ship above the sponsons, which were hydrostabilizers designed to provide balance in the water and better high-speed taxiing. Sponsons also acted as passenger boarding platforms. Seating and berth areas as well as separate men/women bathrooms [3] were on the lower deck, with baggage and freight carried on the top [4]. The crew quarters were in the nose and between the baggage areas [1 and 5]. The passenger cabins could be reconfigured to accommodate seating and sleeping space. Illustration by John Batchelor, on the cover of “Seaplanes of the World, A Timeless Collection From Aviation’s Golden Age,” by Bill Yenne.
2 1 “[My] fi rst job on aircraft was
to drill a stop hole in a little crack in the forward bulkhead of the Sikorsky S-42. The S-42 was the Bermuda Clipper we called Old Betsy, which made the survey fl ights over the Atlantic and Pacifi c. I worked on Boeing 314s. . .
Dixie, Yankee, etc. There was always lots of metal work on the fl ying boats due to corrosion and hitting driftwood in waters all over the world. After a year and a half of doing all kinds of metal work, from rebuilding sea wings to replacing hull bottoms, I was getting to be a good metal pecker. Boy, did I fall in love with the
PAA aircraft.” But the role of the PAA Clipper
PAA’s Clippers simulated the comfort, service, and luxurious traveling environment of trains and cruise ships with private quarters, a dining room, and a recreation game room. Chefs served gourmet meals with fine china and silver flatware on linen tablecloths. Photo: “Building for Air Travel – Architecture and Design for Commercial Aviation,” edited by John Zukowsky.
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fl eet was soon destined to change. At the onset of WWII, PAA’s planes were pressed into US military service. Clipper mechanics were ordered to strip down the interior décor, transforming private rooms and lounges into cargo and personnel transports.
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