M-130 Inbound to Honolulu
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A Pan American Airways Martin M-130 descends towards Honolulu, passing over the distinctive volcanic profile of Diamond Head with the deep blue Pacific stretching out below. The flying boat is shown in the final stage of her approach after a 2,400-mile crossing from San Francisco that took roughly eighteen hours.
Only three M-130s were ever built, and between 1935 and 1941 they operated Pan Am's transpacific route — the longest over-water air service in the world. Named China Clipper, Philippine Clipper and Hawaii Clipper, these aircraft carried mail, cargo and a maximum of 36 passengers on a multi-day island-hopping journey from San Francisco to Manila via Honolulu, Midway, Wake and Guam. The service was luxurious and exclusive, and the M-130s became symbols of the romance of long-distance air travel in the pre-war era.
The painting captures the moment of arrival — the Hawaiian coast rising vivid green against blue water, the aircraft descending into warmer, denser air after hours at altitude over open ocean. This painting exhibited with the Guild of Aviation Artists in 2026 and was part of a set of work that collectively won the Bonham Trophy. It's signed GS in the lower right.
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Oil painter specialising in maritime subjects. I've exhibited seven times with the Royal Society of Marine Artists, becoming a membership candidate in 2026. Works held in private collections across ten countries.
