Clyde “Upside Down” Pangborn’s very old sandwich - Stuck at the Airport

Clyde “Upside Down” Pangborn’s very old sandwich - Stuck at the Airport

This old, stale sandwich locked away in a museum in Washington state has a special connection to an aviation daredevil who made a record-setting flight. The first non-stop trans-Pacific flight was completed on October 5, 1931, by Clyde “Upside Down” Pangborn and co-pilot Hugh Herndon, Jr. Hoping to set a record and claim a $25,000 prize, the duo flew from Misawa, Japan to East Wenatchee, WA, in 41 hours and 15 minutes (some say 13 minutes) in a …