The Lost Clipper

04/07/2024

Wishing you a spectacular Fourth of July filled with joy, laughter, and plenty of red, white, and blue!

04/07/2024

Have a wonderful July 4th from The Lost Clipper Team!
Steve Murphy Guy Nuff Jill Parsons Short DEA Narcos - Steve Murphy & Javier Peña Group Jeff Riegel MARK9 Search and Rescue Aspen's Micronesia Adventure Stephen Clouse Robert Perry

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27/06/2024

If you’ve been following our repatriation efforts, our website and social media posts, we’d appreciate a brief review.

Please… give us 5-stars if you believe in our cause.

As you know, our 25 year story is about the hunt for the world’s first aerial hijacking at the hands of rogue Japanese agents which comes to a head on the exotic shores of Micronesia. Ours is a never before told true story to repatriate 15 Americans that spans nearly 85 years.

26/06/2024

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S--J7UZ5zPI

24/06/2024

In this episode of Bored With Nelly, Steve Murphy talks about his new and exciting project surrounding the mysterious disappearance of a PAN-AM Plane in 1938. Uncovering its mystery could have massive implications about Japan’s first act of war against the United States.

DEA Narcos - Steve Murphy and Javier Peña
The Lost Clipper
Guy Nuff
Steve Murphy

23/06/2024

Big shout out to our newest Lost Clipper top fan! 💎

Ray Short

21/06/2024

Have a great weekend from The Lost Clipper Team!
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09/06/2024

Reposted from January 30, 2018 by Topographix Bob Perry

As I sat with the team waiting for the rain to stop, or I should say waiting for the downpours to pass, I thought I would share a moment that brought me back to my days in Vietnam serving on a river patrol boat...

Once the equipment was loaded, the boat took off towards the island, plowing through choppy waters with ocean spray coming over the bow. As I was looking out over the mountainous jungle terrain with huts along the shore, the smell, sights, and sound of the boat engines transported me back in time, and I was 23 again. What a feeling from the past; it overwhelmed my senses.

The trip back in time continued as we all hu**ed along a muddy jungle road to reach our location, but rather than seeing bamboo hutches along the roadway inland, we passed cement houses with natives sitting out front in conversation, waiting for the Americans to pass by, so it seemed.

A much stronger emotion I had that was quite humbling was that as I looked out over the jungle mountain with palm trees and Japanese bunkers strategically positioned and dug into the hillside, I thought about the almost impossible mission our US Marines had to endure as they made their way up the mountain, through the jungle to take out those Japanese bunkers.

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07/06/2024

The entire Lost Clipper team would like to thank Zephrin Allen and Mike Holmberg as well as their search dogs, Kao and Aspen, for going above and beyond during our recent Expedition V. They were recently presented these plaques to thank them for finding a number of "hits" on location and samples that we retrieved for forensic studies.

MARK9 Search and Rescue Mike Holmberg Allen
Lost Clipper DEA Narcos - Steve Murphy and Javier Peña DEA Narcos - Steve Murphy & Javier Peña Group Aspen's Micronesia Adventure

06/06/2024

Today marks the 80th Anniversary of the historic invasion of Normandy and the 75th Anniversary of the Berlin Airlift in Wiesbaden, Germany.

OXFORD, Connecticut — High above the muddy Hudson River, the D-Day Squadron had flown nearly 100 miles in tight formation to reach the towering spires of New York City.

Straight ahead, the mirror-blue One World Trade Center — Manhattan’s tallest building at 1,776 feet — rose majestically above a drab sea of skyscrapers.

Just beyond was the Statue of Liberty with its torch of freedom reaching toward the clouds.

The five World War II-era aircraft banked left to get a better look at Lady Liberty perched on its island pedestal in the New York Harbor just before the return flight to Connecticut.

Eighty years ago, the view from the squadron’s C-47 troop transport aircraft named “That’s All, Brother” looked much different as it flew into a world war raging 3,528 miles across the Atlantic Ocean.

The massive airborne operation took place in the pre-dawn hours of June 6, 1944, D-Day. That’s All, Brother was the first of hundreds of paratroop transport planes to deliver their human cargo over the heavily fortified beaches of Normandy, France.

At least 10,000 Allied soldiers (nearly 4,500 Americans) perished during the land, air, and sea invasion on D-Day and at least a quarter of these casualties were airborne troops. Germany’s losses were no less severe, with around 200,000 either killed or wounded.

The military operation marked the beginning of the end of the war in Europe.

Around 60 World War II veterans were honored today with a symbolic flight of these aircraft during ground ceremonies in Normandy on D-Day. (More...)

https://signalscv.com/2024/06/still-flying-high-wwii-plane-that-led-d-day-operation-heads-to-normandy/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR34ZM4crNqBkLLnWoeNClu-_33ACAIRbBtcM2HTVNSWXnY1keuj_tuDd9Q_aem_AaqqThXW_Uj7kpqNRCGqBYT3TvgBHV63tJAU5UyBp0RdLN1HNOghNDouHmZT0mK25yIxHMQlq-E0c5l6BBQGcWKV

By Allan Stein Contributing Writer  OXFORD, Connecticut — High above the muddy Hudson River, the D-Day Squadron had flown nearly 100 miles in tight formation to reach the towering spires of […]

31/05/2024

This is an excerpt from our Team Engineer, Jim Janicki, posted recently in THE AERO AERIAL (THE NEWSLETTER OF THE AERO AMATEUR RADIO CLUB) during our Expedition V voyage. Jim is, among several other significant talents, a ham radio operator and lead a 48-hour global initiative recognizing the 85th anniversary of the loss of the NC14714 Hawaii Clipper last summer. This letter, crafted by the Governor of Chuuk State, was instrumental in securing passage of Aspen and Kao, our two search dogs, along with their handlers, Mike and Zephrin.

The Lost Clipper DEA Narcos - Steve Murphy and Javier Peña Mike Holmberg Aspen's Micronesia Adventure MARK9 Search and Rescue

https://lostclipper.com/2024/05/31/ham-radio-diplomacy-secures-passage/

30/05/2024

Aspen's on a mission to help us repatriate 15 Americans pre-WWII.Follow The Lost Clipper's journey on how we're doing this.

DEA Narcos Lost Clipper DEA Narcos - Steve Murphy and Javier Peña MARK9 Search and Rescue Aspen's Micronesia Adventure Mike Holmberg Allen

28/05/2024

"Land of the free because of the brave." Truer words have never been spoken. To all members of our great military, past and present, THANK-YOU!! To those who made the ultimate sacrifice, WE WILL NEVER FORGET!! And to all of their families, our unsung heroes, GOD BLESS and give you peace!! 🇺🇸

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15/05/2024

This week is National Police Week, recognized each year to honor the brave men and women of law enforcement who made the ultimate sacrifice in service of others. Please say a prayer for their families, and for those who continue to serve. God bless and protect these heroes!! 🇺🇸 💙🇺🇸 💙 🇺🇸

"Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends." John 15:13 NIV

10/05/2024

Have a great weekend from the Lost Clipper!

Lost Clipper DEA Narcos - Steve Murphy and Javier Peña
MARK9 Search and Rescue
Aspen's Micronesia Adventure

04/05/2024

What's in the box, you ask?
Perhaps some answers to 85 years of questions the world has had.
Details to follow...

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MARK9 Search and Rescue DEA Narcos - Steve Murphy and Javier Peña

20/04/2024

In case you haven't heard - we changed history last week!

For the very first time - Expedition V identified the most likely location of the fifteen missing passengers and crew of the vanished Pan Am Airways Hawaii Clipper flying boat lost under extremely suspicious conditions. This has been a twenty-five-year-long effort by a committed team of volunteers and search dogs and it has paid off in many more ways than we could have imagined. Well done team!

Ollie Dale
Jim Janicki
DEA Narcos - Steve Murphy and Javier Peña
Stephen Clouse
Mike Holmberg
Zephrin Allen
Guy Nuff
Jill Parsons Short



MARK9 Search and Rescue
DEA Narcos - Steve Murphy & Javier Peña Group
Jeff Riegel

19/04/2024

Scenes with Steve!

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/QU8CLKUkEiCtcUg1/?mibextid=WC7FNe

Steve Murphy DEA Narcos - Steve Murphy and Javier Peña DEA Narcos - Steve Murphy and Javier Peña

09/04/2024

THE LOST CLIPPER – Proud to announce that we found what we were looking for!! Our K9 partners uncovered several items indicating our research was correct in Micronesia!! Next steps are forensic analysis, but we’re closer than ever!! Extremely proud of the dedication and commitment of the entire team, honored to be a small part of the group. Thanks to all for your prayers and support, this adventure continues…

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Guy Nuff Jeff Riegel MARK9 Search and Rescue DEA Narcos - Steve Murphy and Javier Peña

09/04/2024

The Lost Clipper team is in the house!

08/04/2024

THE LOST CLIPPER - Here we go, got our best Investigators ready, Aspen and Kao. Excitement levels are high. Keep those prayers going!!! More to come...

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MARK9 Search and Rescue DEA Narcos - Steve Murphy and Javier Peña

06/04/2024

THE LOST CLIPPER – We’re back in Micronesia, in Chuuk, for one last mission to try and locate 15 Americans who disappeared from the PanAm Hawaiian Clipper in 1938. Was their disappearance an accident, a plane crash, a skyjacking, an alien event, or an act of war? It’s hot, it’s humid, conditions are not optimal, this is a true challenge, but we have our dedicated team in-country and we’re moving forward. Keep us in your prayers and stay tuned, more to come!!!

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21/03/2024

Bend, Oregon resident Dick Higgins, who survived the Dust Bowl, the Great Depression, Pearl Harbor, and COVID-19, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at the age of 102.

Bend resident Dick Higgins, who survived the Dust Bowl, the Great Depression, Pearl Harbor and COVID-19, passed away Tuesday at the age of 102.

21/03/2024

80th anniversary of Operation Hailstone...

L'operazione Hailstone fu un massiccio attacco aereo americano effettuato con centinaia di velivoli tra bombardieri, aerosiluranti e caccia il 17 e 18 febbra...

25/02/2024

Have a minute?
Come listen to a recent podcast clip where Steve and Javier from Narcos talk about their involvement as Lead Investagators with The Lost Clipper...

https://youtu.be/GqhucGywQBw?si=qbenhcflHiACWSTY&t=2217

04/02/2024

Exploring the World of Pan Am’s Juan Trippe – An Interview with His Son Edward Trippe

Juan Trippe was the founder of Pan American World Airways. His son, Edward Trippe, Chairman of the Pan Am Historical Foundation lives on today to tell the story of his father as the time has come to reveal the politics and power the airline ultimately held.

https://wp.me/p1hEc9-1Cd

02/02/2024

This one is entitled "The Two Murphy's"
But which one is the true Hollywood Netflix "Narcos" star and which is on The Lost Clipper team?

29/01/2024

Your Contributions to The Lost Clipper...
We’re still here to listen to your stories. To investigate and research your leads. To accept and examine your old letters, your family photographs, and your film and audio recordings. The adage “If you see something, say something” applies in this case. The world is full of unknown and unpublished stories with people to tell them before they’re lost in time. Basements and attics are full of historical and priceless memorabilia that can help tell our story. It could only take one thing — a photo, a web link, or a story passed down through time — to help break this 80+-year-old cold case.

We’ve created a private folder for you to upload your media and documents files. You will not have access to other’s RAW uploads for privacy reasons, so no need to worry. And you will NOT need Dropbox membership to upload.

Thank you in advance for your help.

https://www.dropbox.com/request/rqkO8vh8VAeQy0clqjJQ