Plane lost at sea is found after 74 years
Fifty-two of the 69 people aboard the plane died when it crashed off Puerto Rico.
From The Times
July 21, 2026

In 1952, an Easter weekend flight from Puerto Rico to New York ended in tragedy when a Pan American plane crash-landed less than 10 minutes after taking off. The Clipper Endeavor’s wreckage was lost in the abyss of the Atlantic Ocean.

A black-and-white photo of a jet on an airport tarmac. The nose says Clipper Endeavor and the side says Pan American World, with Airways not visible behind the engines.

Pan Am Historical Foundation/John Johnson Collection

Now, more than 70 years later, it’s been located 2,000 feet beneath the water’s surface. →

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