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On the afternoon of November 22, 1935, a Pan American Airways Martin M-130 named “China Clipper”, lifted off from the waters of the San Francisco Bay into the sky setting a course for the Philippines.
This image was posted on November 22, 2022.
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Continuation of the epic story of Pan Am for #DefunctThursday: In the early 1930s, Pan American Airways began planning for service across the oceans.
This image was posted on August 11, 2022.
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The Martin Model 130 flying boat was designed to meet Pan American Airways requirements for a long-range, transoceanic aircraft to cross the immense expanses of the Pacific.
This image was posted on March 03, 2021.
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On November 22, 1935, the inaugural Pan American Airways Clipper transpacific airmail service departed from California to Manila, the Philippines, carrying 110,865 letters.
This image was posted on November 23, 2020.
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In the 1930s, Pan American Airways embarked on a multiyear project to establish transpacific air service and created a route that included multiple island layovers.
This image was posted on April 03, 2020.
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The Pan Am Historical Foundation was established #onthisday in 1992 by a group of former Pan American employees to preserve and promote the unique heritage of Pan American World Airways, Inc. and its incomparable contributions to the technology, convenience, safety and excitement of commercial aviation.
This image was posted on March 31, 2020.
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What was it like navigating open waters in an aircraft during the 1930s?
This image was posted on February 28, 2020.
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What was it like navigating open waters in an aircraft during the 1930s?
This image was posted on February 28, 2020.
#chinaclipper #navigation #avgeek
What was it like navigating open waters in an aircraft during the 1930s?
This image was posted on February 28, 2020.
#chinaclipper #navigation #avgeek
Can you imagine a roundtrip flight between California and the Philippine capital of Manila taking fifteen days?
This image was posted on December 06, 2019.
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Today marks the eighty-fourth anniversary of Pan American Airways’ daring transpacific endeavor.
This image was posted on November 22, 2019.
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In 1923, Igor Sikorsky founded the Sikorsky Aero Engineering Corporation (later renamed the Sikorsky Manufacturing Company).
This image was posted on October 16, 2019.
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