Night Over Water

The first air passenger service between the U.S.A. and Europe was started by Pan American in the summer of 1939. It lasted only a few weeks; the service was curtailed when Hitler invaded Poland.

This novel is the story of an imaginary last flight, taking place a few days after war was declared. The flight, the passengers and the crew are all fictional. However, the plane itself is real.

In September 1939 a British pound was worth $4.20.

A shilling was one twentieth of a pound, or 21 cents.

A penny was one twelfth of a shilling, or about two cents.

A guinea was a pound and a shilling, or $4-41

PASSENGER DECK PLAN PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS SUPER-CLIPPERS

PLANE: BOEING 314 PASSENGERS: 74 DAY, 40 NIGHT. WING SPAN: 152 FEET HULL: 106 FT. POWER: FOUR 1500 H.P. WRIGHT CYCLONE ENGINES