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#OnThisDay in 1960, Pan American World Airways received their first Douglas DC-8, the "Clipper Mandarin", registry number N803PA. Pan American received 19 of the 25 aircraft they had ordered, all of which were DC-8-32, an intercontinental version of the aircraft. Pan American's DC-8-32s were in service until 1971. Did you ever fly on one of Pan Am's DC-8s? Image: Pan American World Airways advertisement, Saturday Evening Post, Douglas DC-8, 1960. Gift of Barnaby Conrad III. 2001.038.164.115 a b
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This post mentions the following things involved with the SFO Museum collection:
Pan American Airways.
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Pan American World Airways (the company)
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