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Pan American Airways inaugurated its first scheduled passenger flight on January 16, 1928, with an eight-passenger Fokker F.VIIa/3m. Flying from Key West, Florida, to Havana, Cuba, the three-engine plane made the 90-mile trip in just under 90 minutes. The one-way fare was $50 or $743 now. Image: Pan American Airways, Fokker F.VIIa/3m, boarding passengers at Key West, Florida for Havana, Cuba, 1928. Gift of the Captain John B. Russell Family. 2012.149.0864
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