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#Onthisday in 1941, Pan American Airways’ Captain John Tilton departed San Francisco for the first airmail service to Fiji. This marked the first time Foreign Air Mail route 19 (F.A.M.-19) used Fiji as a stopping point on the way to New Zealand. The flight included stops in Los Angeles, Honolulu, Canton Island, and then Suva, Fiji. #panam #aviationHistory #tdih #otd #philately #Fiji #suva #LosAngeles #Honolulu #Canton Island
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