shanneba
Professional
October 16, 1956 : Pan American World Airways Boeing 377 Stratocruiser “Sovereign of the Skies” is past the point of no return over the Pacific Ocean on her route from Hawaii to San Francisco. Engine #1 has failed, and engine #4 begins to backfire.
The cutters log reflects the following... “The plane has ditched into the Pacific Ocean. Have four rafts in the water. All possible rescue gear. The plane broke off at the tail. There are survivors. The aircraft is sinking.”
ALL PASSENGERS and CREW SURVIVED the impact, and were rescued and returned to shore by the crew of the US Coast Guard cutter Ponchartrain.
The cutters log reflects the following... “The plane has ditched into the Pacific Ocean. Have four rafts in the water. All possible rescue gear. The plane broke off at the tail. There are survivors. The aircraft is sinking.”
ALL PASSENGERS and CREW SURVIVED the impact, and were rescued and returned to shore by the crew of the US Coast Guard cutter Ponchartrain.
