Edwin Charles Musick was chief pilot for Pan American World Airways and pioneered many of Pan Am's transoceanic routes including the famous route across the Pacific Ocean on the China Clipper.
15 Facts About Ed Musick
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Ed Musick was born on August 13,1894, in St Louis, Missouri.
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The family moved to California when Ed Musick was 9, and he first took flight during boyhood experiments.
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Ed Musick attended Los Angeles Poly for three years and continued for two years afterwards at night while working as an automobile mechanic.
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Ed Musick then accepted a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Marine Flying Corps on August 28,1918, at Miami, Florida.
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In October 1927, Ed Musick joined Pan American as it was just starting operations.
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Ed Musick was promoted to chief pilot for Pan American's Caribbean Division in 1930.
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In 1934, Ed Musick was chosen to make the trial flights for the new Sikorsky S-42 flying boat.
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Ed Musick commanded a six-man crew, which included navigator Fred Noonan.
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Ed Musick commanded the first commercial trans-Pacific flight, carrying mail to the Philippines; the Martin M-130 China Clipper departed from Alameda on November 21,1935, and landed in Manila on November 29,6 days, 7 hours, and 40 minutes later, logging nearly 60 hours of flight time.
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Ed Musick was responsible for surveying a route to New Zealand and Australia in 1937 via Hawaii, Kingman Reef, and American Samoa; The S-42B Pan American Clipper II had arrived in Honolulu for that flight on March 18,1937, with one of the four engines stopped due to an oil leak, requiring several days to repair.
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Ed Musick received the Harmon Trophy in 1936 to recognize the first commercial flight of China Clipper.
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At one point during the 1930s, Ed Musick held more flying records than any other pilot.
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At the time of his death, Captain Ed Musick had reportedly flown about two million transocean miles in airline service.
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Approximately 38 minutes after take-off on January 11,1938, the aircraft reported an engine oil leak and Ed Musick turned back toward Pago Pago after securing that engine.