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Edwin Charles Musick (August 13, 1894 – January 11, 1938) 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, ultimately reaching the Philippine Islands, on the China Clipper.
Jul 14, 2014 · Topping the list of crew signatures is Captain Edwin C. Musick, Pan Am’s most famous and accomplished pilot. Musick led the surveys that established the route and piloted the China Clipper on its first transpacific flight.
Edwin Musick won international fame as the captain of the China Clipper on its first scheduled crossing of the Pacific in November, 1935. The first pilot hired by Pan American Airways, and the airline’s chief pilot, Musick was involved in every aspect of Pan Am’s flight operations.
Captain Edwin C Musick, commander of the Samoan Clipper, was Pan-American Airways’ senior and chief pilot, and an airman whose name was known and respected in every part of the world.
Jul 14, 2019 · A four-engine S-42B type flying boat, Samoan Clipper was built by the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation with increased fuel capacity and wing area to tackle special long-range survey flights for Pan Am Captain Edwin C. Musick, Pan Am’s Chief Pilot, who at one time held more records and honors than any other active flier--including the 1935 Harmon ...
Nov 4, 2023 · The historically successful first survey flight had four Pan Am aviators/captains, led by Edwin Musick. Captain Musick was the highly regarded chief pilot for the airline. He led four survey flights Trans-Pacific.
Edwin Musick was one of the first pilots to log 10,000 hours of flying and, during a career extending over a quarter of a century, he piloted aircraft over one million miles. He was awarded the Harmon Trophy as Aviator of the Year for 1935.
