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Harold McMillan Bixby, a midwestern businessman with a strong interest in the emerging technology of aviation, worked for Pan American Airways in the 1930s to the 1950s. This image was posted on December 29, 2023. #bixbycollection #panam #paa #avgeek #haroldbixby  

The last Pan American World Airways flight took off from Barbados to Miami, Florida, #onthisday in 1991. This image was posted on December 04, 2023. #52objects #panamerican #panam #paa #avgeek  

#Onthisday in 1984, the first Pan American World Airways Airbus A300B4, registered N202PA, departed from New York to Bridgetown, Barbados. This image was posted on December 23, 2022. #panam #paa #avgeek #airbus #airbus300 #barbados #watercolors  

Early airlines, especially in the 1920s and 1930s, struggled to turn a profit without a lucrative airmail route contract. This image was posted on October 19, 2022. #paa #panamerican #panam #avgeek #aviationhistory  

#HappyBirthday to Juan Trippe, the first President of Pan American World Airways, who was born #onthisday in 1899 in New Jersey. This image was posted on June 27, 2022. #juantrippe #paa #panamerican #avgeek #aviationhistory  

#Onthisday in 1949, Pan American World Airways received their first delivery of a Boeing 377 Stratocruiser. This image was posted on January 31, 2022. #avgeek #paa #panam #stratocruiser #boeing #boeing377  

During the 1920s and early 1930s, airlines found it difficult to make a profit in commercial aviation without a lucrative airmail route contract. This image was posted on October 19, 2021. #panamerican #panam #paa #avgeek #aviationhistory  

As the world grows more and more interconnected, can you imagine what it was like to fly around the world in the 1930s, when the aviation industry was just in its infancy? This image was posted on January 12, 2021. #avgeek #photography #paa #panam #museumfromhome #1930s  

Do you ever wonder how animals traveled in the past? This image was posted on November 04, 2020. #avgeek #paa #museumfromhome #penguins  

Nine days after their first ever service, Pan American Airways’ first scheduled mail service departed from Key West, Florida, to Havana, Cuba, #onthisday in 1927. This image was posted on October 28, 2020. #avgeek #paa #panam #museumfromhome  

#Onthisday in 1958, the first scheduled Pan American World Airways jet service took off from Idlewild, New York. This image was posted on October 26, 2020. #avgeek #boeing #paa #panam #museumfromhome  

#OnThisDay in 1950, Pan American World Airways acquired American Overseas Airlines (A.O.A.) This image was posted on September 25, 2020. #avgeek #paa #paa #museumfromhome