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[AKvetch]

To answer one of your questions...

The first Transpacific flight was flown on November 22, 1935 in the China Clipper. The flight was flown from San Francisco to Manila carrying 22 people fro $675 a ticket. Due to poor climb performance during takeoff, Captain Musick flew the Clipper under the Bay Bridge.

http://www.panamair.org/History/earlydays.htm

Unlike some, you seem to be computer literate; I'll bet you can find the answers to your other questions yourself.