transpacific

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The star of the auction is a typed letter to Earhart signed by Roosevelt congratulating her on her transpacific solo flight, an 18-hour journey from Hawaii to the continental United States in 1935.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 19, 2023

In the 1950s and ’60s, Rath said, three innovations made it much easier to import products from Japan: refrigerated shipping containers, regular and direct transpacific flights, and the globalization of Japan’s fishing fleet.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2023

To me, Cup Noodles tell a story of crossing cultures, and their transpacific journey reveals how Japan has viewed America since World War II.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2021

The Safe Travels software application is scheduled to become mandatory for transpacific travelers beginning Tuesday, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported.

From Washington Times • Aug. 31, 2020

At Pier 41 the transpacific ocean liner President Madison snapped her hawsers and careened into the steamboat Harvester, sinking her.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown