Men's CHINA CLIPPER Ball Cap w/Brown Suede Bill - OS

Men's CHINA CLIPPER Ball Cap w/Brown Suede Bill One Size Fits All Black hat w/Suede Bill and button at the crest of the hat. Freshly washed and reshaped on a ball cap drying rack. Item is from a smoke and pet free home. Gently worn. History Lesson: November 22, 1935, a plane took off from San Francisco heading to Hawaii. A regular event today, but in 1935 aviation was still in its early years and the plane that took off that day quickly captured national and international attention. The China Clipper was the first commercial aircraft to establish a regular travel route from across the Pacific. The “China” Clipper was somewhat of a misnomer. The route extended from San Francisco through Hawaii, Midway, Wake and Guam before ending in the Philippines, not China. This route was selected because it was an “all-American” flag route. The China Clipper was the first of a series of flying boats owned by Pan American airways that crisscrossed the Pacific beginning in 1935. The boats were named for the clipper sailing ships of the mid-19th century, the speedy trading ships.