"Baby Clippers"
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Hawaii Airminded
Inter - Islands Service Uses "Baby Clippers"
AIR-MINDEDNESS of both residents and vacationists in Hawaii is indicated by the recent arrival there of a new “baby clipper” for the air ser vice connecting Honolulu with the out lying islands. This air liner, a 16-pas senger Sikorsky amphibian, is the third such plane to be added to the Hawaiian cross-channel flying service in a little over a year.
While the inter-islands service has been operating steadily for more than seven years, the recent establishment of a trans-Pacific route from U.S.A, to China has stimulated Hawaii’s enthusiasm for commercial aviation.
The increase in tourist traffic to Hawaii, and a growing interest in the attractions of Kauai, Maui, and Hawaii, have been other factors in the growth of the air traffic from Honolulu to those islands. Modern steamers maintain re gular sailings to the outlying islands, but many tourists use the “baby dippers” to save time and to get a plane’s-eye view of Hawaii’s rugged, volcano-sculptured scenery.