PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., June 28, 1939 (UP) - One of aviation's earliest dreams comes true today when the Dixie Clipper, 41-ton flying boat of Pan-American Airways, roars away from its base at 2 p.m., weather permitting, on the first regularly scheduled passenger flight across the Atlantic.
The four-engined clipper, carrying 16 men and six women passengers and a crew of 11, will fly to Marseilles, France, by way of Horta, the Azores, and Lisbon, Portugal. It is scheduled to complete the trip in 48 hours.
The new service links American, European and Asiatic airplane routes and makes it possible for air travelers to circle the globe on scheduled planes in 19 or fewer days.
The passengers will travel with the comforts of home and club on the luxuriously furnished and sound-proofed clipper, capable of carrying 74 persons. The fare is $375 one way, $675 round trip.
The plane will leave Marseilles on the return trip Sunday and is scheduled to arrive in Port Washington Tuesday.
