Announcement

As you know, the San Francisco Aeronautical Society in conjunction with the Pan Am Historical Foundation had embarked on an effort to recreate the flight of the China Clipper in November 2010, the 75th anniversary of the original flight. Although enormous effort has been expended by the Society and its many supporters and friends, the current economic situation clearly makes such an effort too ambitious to be successfully attained. While we all continue to marvel at the incredible accomplishments of the early pioneers in aviation and in particular the opening of the World’s air routes by Pan Am, our efforts to commemorate this by recreating the flight simply will not materialize in the current environment.

The San Francisco Aeronautical Society and Pan Am Historical Foundation will continue to work to find an appropriate way to recognize and remember the accomplishments of our aviation pioneers. While we regret that circumstances have caused us to abandon this project, nonetheless we continue to work on exciting and meaningful ways to promote aviation, its history and to recognize its many contributors over the years.