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#OnThisDay in 1946, #Philippine Airlines became the first Asian Airline to cross the Pacific Ocean. This non-scheduled flight from Manila to #Oakland, CA, took 41 hours and stopped at #Guam, #Kwajalein, and #Honolulu, flying a DC-4. Scheduled service from #Manila to #SF would commence later that year in December. Image: Philippine Air Lines postcard, early 1950s. Gift of Thomas G. Dragges. 2015.166.1276 This image was posted on July 31, 2017.

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