Clipper scene in Raiders

Posted by Mark Indy from user-37kagvc.dialup.mindspring.com on June 03, 1999 at 14:15:15:

It didn't occur to me until yesterday, but the Pan Am Clipper in Raiders is a Short Sunderland British WWII flying boat, not a Boeing 314 Dixie Clipper like I posted in the Indy Planes thread earlier, or Martin M130 China Clipper. Therefore we can probably assume it's meant to represent the China Clipper, which would have started flying accross the Pacific in '36, since no Sunderlands were used by Pan Am.

The Sunderland looks kind-of like the 314 at first glance, so I just assumed it was the real thing, but closer inspection in the From SW to IJ Lucasfilm archive book proved me wrong. The best way to tell the difference is the single tail on the Sunderland vs. a triple empennage on the 314.

Sorry for the mistake,
Mark

Follow Ups:

• Fictional Flying Boats? Abner 11:06:12 6/04/99 (1)
  • Here is a WW2-Era Sunderland Pic Also Abner 11:14:03 6/04/99 (0)
• Re: Clipper scene in Raiders Michaelson 06:32:54 6/04/99 (0)
• german planes Michael 14:45:52 6/03/99 (2)
  • Re: german planes Abner 15:54:27 6/03/99 (1)
    • Re: german planes Mark Indy 20:46:50 6/04/99 (0)

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