This Day in History: 1934-12-03

Charles Ulm went missing while flying between Oakland and Hawaii on 3 December 1934. Hoping to establish a trans-Pacific service between Australia, Canada and the United States, he formed Great Pacific Airways Ltd in September 1934 and purchased an Airspeed Envoy, Stella Australis, fitted with long-range (3800 miles, 6115 km) fuel tanks. On 3 December 1934, along with George Littlejohn and Joseph Skilling, Ulm departed from Oakland heading for Hawaii. Stella Australis failed to arrive. Despite an extensive sea search, no trace of it was ever found. Source: The Herald (Melbourne) Wed 5 Dec 1934, Page 1, ULM DOWN IN SEA AFLOAT BUT LOST