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“Two miles a minute” is how Pan American advertised their services in 1931. At around 120 miles per hour, flying was still faster than any other mode of transportation at the time. Commercial planes now fly around 600 miles per hour. Have you ever flown on a trimotor aircraft?
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This post mentions the following things involved with the SFO Museum collection:
Pan American Airways.
It is related to
Pan American World Airways (the company)
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