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They lacked charts for anything west of New Zealand and had to go to the Auckland library to research their route.

Some adventures the crew experienced included: Even with their efforts to manage the problem, one of the engines blew a cylinder head not long after takeoff from Trincomalee, forcing the plane to turn back for repairs. Consequently, between Surabaya and Trincomalee and between Bahrain and Khartoum, the crew had to carefully manage the fuel mix and fuel/air ratio to prevent pre-ignition and backfiring. Likewise, there was only 90 octane fuel available in Bahrain. As a result, the plane had to top off with 90 octane.

Surabaya had 100 octane but was reserving it for fighters.

The 314 was designed for 100 octane fuel. One problem with which the crew had to contend pertained to fuel. Leopoldville, Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo)Īfter a series of adventures and misadventures, the plane finally arrived in New York on January 6.Surabaya, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia).Thus commenced a long journey featuring stops in the following places: From there, they were to proceed to the marine terminal at LaGuardia airport in New York City. After several days in Auckland waiting for further instructions from Panam, the crew received orders to return to Noumea to evacuate Panam staff to Gladstone, Australia. While the plane was in route from Noumea to Auckland, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Its route would include stops in Los Angeles, Honolulu, Canton Island in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony, Suva in Fiji and Noumea in New Caledonia. After several days in Auckland waiting for further instructions from Panam, the crew received orders to re On December 1, 1941, a Panam (Pan American Airlines) clipper, a Boeing 314 flying boat, set out from San Francisco in route to Auckland, New Zealand. On December 1, 1941, a Panam (Pan American Airlines) clipper, a Boeing 314 flying boat, set out from San Francisco in route to Auckland, New Zealand.