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Did you know that New York Airways offered helicopter service directly to the Pan American building? In 1965, New York Airways scheduled seventeen daily flights from John F. Kennedy Airport right to the heart of Manhattan, a flight that only took seven minutes. Fares were $7 one way and $10 round trip. Did you ever fly on New York Airways' helicopter service? Image: Pan American World Airways Building, New York City, 1960s. Gift of the Pan Am Association. 2000.058.0466.023 This image was posted on January 11, 2018.

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