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Pan American
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Remember the Pan Am Boeing 707 overrun in Sydney?
Pan American once touted themselves as “The World’s Most Experienced Airline”. As an industry leader, introducing the Boeing…
Does anyone remember the airline Pan Am?
Pan American World Airways – Pan Am for short – was the major international US carrier for much…
Can anyone guess where this Pan American Stratocruiser is pictured?
The Pan American Stratocruiser was the luxury double deck aircraft of the late 1940s and 1950s. The primary…
Wow! Amazing inflight Vanguard, DC-6B and Trident 1C historical cabin shots
One thing that is always hard to find are vintage historical cabin photos taken of aircraft during flight.…
Did you know that Pan Am ordered the de Havilland Comet?
The initial success of the de Havilland Comet 1 made airlines everywhere sit up and take notice. As…
Did you know Hollywood costume designer Edith Head made uniforms for Pan Am?
Perhaps the most famous costume designer ever to grace Hollywood was a lady named Edith Head. With 35…
Does anyone remember the pioneering Consolidated Commodore flying boat?
The Consolidated Commodore flying boat, powered by a pair of Pratt & Whitney Hornet piston engines, first took…
Does anyone remember the flying clippers, the Sikorsky S-42 flying boat?
The Sikorsky S-42 flying boat was built by Sikorsky Aircraft to a requirement set out by Pan American…
Check out these vintage candid inflight 707, DC-8, VC10 and Comet 4 cabin photos
When it comes to aircraft cabin pictures from the jet set era, there are plenty around. Marketing departments…
Do you know airlines give their planes names? Here are some of them!
People have a habit of giving inanimate objects names, with the most obvious example being boats and ships.…