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#OnThisDay in 1934, the Martin M-130 took its first test flight in Baltimore, Maryland. This image was posted on December 30, 2022. #panam #avgeek #aviationhistory #martinm130

#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

John T. McCoy, aeronautical artist and historian, was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1909. This image was posted on December 14, 2022. #avgeek #watercolors #johntmccoy #panam

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. #avgeek #chinaclipper #panam

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

How many menus did Pan Am issue? This image was posted on October 03, 2022. #avgeek #panam #panamerican #menu

In the early 1940s, Pan American Airways established regular service to Auckland, New Zealand, with their Boeing 314 Clipper flying boats. This image was posted on August 30, 2022. #airmaildownunder #avgeek #philately #panam

Although Pan American World Airways experienced unprecedented success in the 1960s and 70s, by the end of the 1980s the company was struggling. This image was posted on August 25, 2022. #panam #defunctthursday #avgeek #aviationhistory

In 1958, Pan American World Airways introduced the first successful commercial jet service. This image was posted on August 18, 2022. #defunctthursday #panamerican #panam #avgeek #aviationhistory

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. #defunctthursday #panamerican #panam #avgeek #aviationhistory #chinaclipper #sfhistory

The history of one of the United States’ most storied airlines, Pan American Airways, stretches back to 1927 and will be a multi-part #DefunctThursday. This image was posted on August 04, 2022. #defunctthursday #panamerican #panam #avgeek #aviationhistory

The Boeing 307 Stratoliner was put into service #onthisday in 1940 by both Pan American and Transcontinental & Western Air (TWA). This image was posted on July 08, 2022. #avgeek #aviationhistory #panam #twa #airplane