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Hawaii Clipper disappears between Guam and Manila as the first loss of an airliner in trans-Pacific China Clipper service.

On July 28, in the year 1938, Hawaii Clipper disappears between Guam and Manila as the first loss of an airliner in trans-Pacific China Clipper service. This event is recorded as a Historical Events event in the history of July 28, one of 369 recorded events on this date across all of history.

Pan Am Flight 229 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from San Francisco to Manila, which on July 28 1938, disappeared after flying over the Pacific Ocean. The flight was operated by Hawaii Clipper, one of Pan American's 3 Martin M-130 flying boats. It disappeared with six passengers and nine crew. One passenger was Fred Meier, an aerobiologist, as discussed in the book “Air-Borne” The book also names 3 other passengers.

Key Facts

  • This event took place on July 28, 1938 (AD era).
  • It is categorised as a Historical Events event in recorded history.
  • Referenced in 4 Wikipedia articles.
  • The event is associated with a specific geographical location (see map below).
  • Wikipedia source last updated on 2 February 2026.

On This Date in History 369

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Notable Deaths 2024 Jul 28 Francine Pascal, American author (born 1932)
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Notable Deaths 2022 Jul 28 Bernard Cribbins, British actor (born 1928)
Notable Deaths 2021 Jul 28 Dusty Hill, American musician (born 1949)
Notable Deaths 2020 Jul 28 Junrey Balawing, Filipino record holder (born 1993)
Historical Events 2018 Jul 28 Australian Wendy Tuck becomes the first female skipper to win the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.
Notable Deaths 2018 Jul 28 Wanny van Gils, Dutch footballer (born 1959)
Historical Events 2017 Jul 28 Nawaz Sharif was disqualified from office for life by Supreme Court of Pakistan after finding him guilty of corruption…
Notable Deaths 2016 Jul 28 Émile Derlin Zinsou, Beninese politician (born 1918)
Notable Deaths 2016 Jul 28 Mahasweta Devi, Indian Bengali fiction writer and socio-political activist (born 1926)
Notable Deaths 2015 Jul 28 Jan Kulczyk, Polish businessman (born 1950)
Notable Deaths 2015 Jul 28 Edward Natapei, Vanuatuan politician, 6th Prime Minister of Vanuatu (born 1954)
Notable Deaths 2015 Jul 28 Clive Rice, South African cricketer and coach (born 1949)
Notable Deaths 2014 Jul 28 Alex Forbes, Scottish footballer and manager (born 1925)
Notable Deaths 2014 Jul 28 Alakbar Mammadov, Azerbaijani footballer and manager (born 1930)
Notable Deaths 2013 Jul 28 Mustafa Adrisi, Ugandan general and politician, 3rd Vice President of Uganda (born 1922)
Notable Deaths 2013 Jul 28 Eileen Brennan, American actress and singer (born 1932)
Notable Deaths 2013 Jul 28 Rita Reys, Dutch jazz singer (born 1924)
Notable Deaths 2013 Jul 28 William Scranton, American captain and politician, 13th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (born 1917)
Notable Deaths 2013 Jul 28 Ersilio Tonini, Italian cardinal (born 1914)
Notable Deaths 2012 Jul 28 Colin Horsley, New Zealand-English pianist and educator (born 1920)
Notable Deaths 2012 Jul 28 Sepp Mayerl, Austrian mountaineer (born 1937)
Notable Deaths 2012 Jul 28 William F. Milliken Jr., American race car driver and engineer (born 1911)
Historical Events 2011 Jul 28 While flying from Seoul, South Korea to Shanghai, China, Asiana Airlines Flight 991 develops an in-flight fire in the…
Notable Deaths 2011 Jul 28 Abdul Fatah Younis, Libyan general (born 1944)
Historical Events 2010 Jul 28 Airblue Flight 202 crashes into the Margalla Hills north of Islamabad, Pakistan, killing all 152 people aboard. It is…
Selected Events 2010 Jul 28 In the deadliest air accident in Pakistan's history, Airblue Flight 202 crashed into the Margalla Hills north of…
Notable Deaths 2009 Jul 28 Jim Johnson, American football player and coach (born 1941)
Notable Deaths 2007 Jul 28 Karl Gotch, Belgian-American wrestler and trainer (born 1924)
Notable Deaths 2007 Jul 28 Jim LeRoy, American soldier and pilot (born 1961)
Notable Deaths 2006 Jul 28 David Gemmell, English author (born 1948)
Historical Events 2005 Jul 28 The Provisional Irish Republican Army calls an end to its thirty-year-long armed campaign against British rule in…
Selected Events 2005 Jul 28 The Provisional Irish Republican Army announced the formal end of its armed campaign to overthrow British rule in…
Selected Events 2005 Jul 28 Britain's costliest tornado struck Birmingham, injuring 39 people and causing £40 million of damage across the city.
Notable Deaths 2004 Jul 28 Francis Crick, English biologist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1916)
Notable Deaths 2004 Jul 28 Tiziano Terzani, Italian journalist and author (born 1938)
Notable Births 2003 Jul 28 Malik Nabers, American football player
Notable Deaths 2003 Jul 28 Valerie Goulding, Irish activist and politician (born 1918)
Historical Events 2002 Jul 28 Nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek Mine in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, are rescued after 77 hours…
Historical Events 2002 Jul 28 Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 9560 crashes after takeoff from Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow,…
Notable Deaths 2002 Jul 28 Archer John Porter Martin, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1910)
Historical Events 2001 Jul 28 Australian Ian Thorpe becomes the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single World Championship meeting.
Notable Deaths 2001 Jul 28 Ahmed Sofa, Bangladeshi poet, author, and critic (born 1943)
Selected Events 2001 Jul 28 At the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Australian Ian Thorpe became the first swimmer to win six gold…
Notable Births 2000 Jul 28 Emile Smith Rowe, English footballer
Notable Deaths 2000 Jul 28 Abraham Pais, Dutch-American physicist and historian (born 1918)

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