The Snapshots in Time Collection
Pan American Airways Sikorsky S-43 'Santa Clara' Amphibian, Panama Canal Zone, 1930s
The Pan American Airways Sikorsky S-43 amphibian 'Santa Clara,' photographed in the Panama Canal Zone during the 1930s. This aircraft was lost in a crash on August 4, 1937. The S-43 served on Pan Am's regional Latin American routes, bridging remote coastal and island communities before the widespread adoption of land-based airliners. Project: 218476