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#OnThisDay in 1950, Pan American World Airways acquired American Overseas Airlines (AOA). American Export Airlines, founded in 1937, was purchased by American Airlines in 1945 and renamed American Overseas Airlines. AOA operated vital transatlantic flights to Europe during the initial postwar years and was eventually purchased by Pan Am in 1950. American Overseas Airlines (AOA) poster late 1940s SFO Museum Collection
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