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Can you imagine a roundtrip flight from the Philippine capital of Manila, to California taking 15 days? In 1935, the first scheduled transpacific airmail flight took 8 days to reach Manila from Alameda, and 4 days to come back, for a total of 123 flight hours. #avgeek #PanAm This tweet was posted on December 06, 2019.

Can you see yourself in South America? This image was posted on May 09, 2017. #traveltuesday #southamerica #panam #panagra #avgeek #aviationhistory #llama

Captain Ed Musick inaugurated the first transpacific scheduled passenger service flying the Hawaiian Clipper. This image was posted on October 21, 2016.

Captain Ed Musick inaugurated the first transpacific scheduled passenger service on the Hawaiian #Clipper #onthisday in 1936. #PanAm This tweet was posted on October 21, 2016.

Check out the back of this 1940s #ValentinesDay card from #PanAm. This tweet was posted on February 14, 2016.

Clippers of water and air cruise past the Golden Gate Bridge in this 1937 postcard. #PanAm This tweet was posted on January 12, 2016.

Cocktail-loving jet-setter? #PanAm nailed their promo item for you: http://t.co/CU2Lfk2VvU #avgeek This tweet was posted on February 06, 2015.

Coming in 2020, we will be presenting a photo exhibition on Pan American Airways in South America. Have you ever been to South America? #avgeek #PanAm #TravelTuesday This tweet was posted on October 15, 2019.

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

Created to celebrate fifty years of scheduled transpacific air service, this color print of a watercolor painting by Oakland-born Dong Kingman depicts a Pan American China Clipper aircraft flying past the uncompleted Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. This image was posted on April 14, 2017. #dongkingman #panam #chinaclipper #transpacific #earlyaviation #watercolor #californiastyle #cahistory #sfhistory #goldengatebridge #sanfrancisco #avgeek #aviationhistory

Creating the first transpacific air route required the construction of bases on islands throughout the Pacific for layovers and refueling stations. This image was posted on June 06, 2016.

Cuban-born designer #Adolfo Sardiña (b. This image was posted on December 23, 2016.

Cuban-born designer #Adolfo Sardiña's 1980 #PanAm uniform was worn until 1991. #FashionInFlight This tweet was posted on December 23, 2016.

Cuban-born designer Adolfo Sardiña (b. This image was posted on June 19, 2019. #adolfo #cuban #panam #paa #flightattendant #uniform #avgeek #crewlife

Designed by Wellwood E. Beall, it distinguished itself by shear size, three vertical stabilizers in the tail, and cantilevered seawings that doubled as fuel tanks. #WingWednesday #avgeek #PanAm This tweet was posted on March 17, 2021.

Did you know that from 1982 to 1988 Pan American Airways offered its own complimentary helicopter service? #PanAm This tweet was posted on February 10, 2016.

Did you know that the word 'tip' originated as an acronym? A #PanAm flight packet from 1949 has the story: http://t.co/NuqFwW51n3 This tweet was posted on January 21, 2014.

Do you ever wonder how animals traveled in the 1950s? Here, #PanAm stewardess Patti Jordan takes time out from her regular duties to feed 5 little passengers that arrived in SF from their native home on the Falkland Islands, en route to Honolulu. #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on November 04, 2020.

Do you ever wonder how animals traveled in the past? Here, #PanAm stewardess Patti Jordan takes time out from her regular duties to feed five little passengers that arrived in San Francisco from their native home on the Falkland Islands, en route to Honolulu. #avgeek #penguins This tweet was posted on April 11, 2018.

Dorothy Hope Parkinson Kewin (1922-1976) was the first Pan American World Airways stewardess officially assigned to Pacific route service, and she worked her way up to become the Flight Service Supervisor of Pan Am's Pacific-Alaska Division. #WomensHistoryMonth #AvGeek #PanAm This tweet was posted on March 13, 2019.

Dorothy Hope Parkinson Kewin (1922-1976) was the first Pan American World Airways stewardess officially assigned to Pacific route service. This image was posted on April 27, 2016.

Dorothy Hope Parkinson Kewin (1922-1976) was the first Pan American World Airways stewardess officially assigned to Pacific route service. This image was posted on March 13, 2019. #panam #womeninaviation #paa #stewardess #fa #crewlife #womenshistorymonth #womenshistorymonth2019

Dorothy Hope Parkinson Kewin (1922-1976) was the first Pan American World Airways stewardess officially assigned to Pacific route service. This image was posted on March 13, 2019. #panam #womeninaviation #paa #stewardess #fa #crewlife #womenshistorymonth

Dubbed “The Uniform for the Superjet Era,” and created for the new wide-body jet service, this 1971 Pan American uniform marked a new direction in Pan Am’s approach to fashion. This image was posted on April 15, 2020. #avgeek #museumfromhome #panam #fashion #crewlife

Dubbed “The Uniform for the Superjet Era,” and created for the new wide-body jet service, this uniform marked a new direction in Pan American’s approach to fashion. This image was posted on August 09, 2017. #fashion #fashioninflight #crewlife #flightattendant #flight #airlines #avgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #avgeeks #aviationgeek #aviationgeeks #design #uniforms #uniform #airline #superjetblue #galaxyblue #superjet #jet #jetage #franksmith #evanpicone #panamerican #panam #chesterfield #cape #instatravel #travel

Dubbed “The Uniform for the Superjet Era,” and created for the new wide-body jet service, this uniform marked a new direction in Pan Am’s approach to fashion. This image was posted on December 05, 2018. #panam #paa #avgeek #panamerican #widebody #jetservice #jetage #superjet #franksmith #evanpicone #flightattendant #crewlife #fa #uniform

Dubbed “The Uniform for the Superjet Era,” this 1971 Pan American uniform was designed by Frank Smith who said it was meant to be a “functional and fashionable wardrobe that could be worn in all seasons, and of such quality that it would enhance the #PanAm image.” #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on April 15, 2020.

Dubbed “The Uniform for the Superjet Era,” this 1971 uniform marked a new direction in #PanAm fashion. #FashionInFlight #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 09, 2017.

Dubbed “The Uniform for the Superjet Era,” this uniform marked a new direction in #PanAm fashion. #FashionInFlight This tweet was posted on July 01, 2016.

During World War II, #PanAm moved their operations from Treasure Island to #SFO. Do you remember this Pan American base? #ThrowbackThursday #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on December 28, 2017.

During World War II, Pan American Airways moved their flying boat operations from Treasure Island to SFO's Seaplane Harbor. This image was posted on December 28, 2017. #throwbackthursday #tbt #sfohistory #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #panam

During World War II, Pan American Airways moved their flying boat operations from Treasure Island to SFO's seaplane harbor. This image was posted on January 12, 2017.

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

During the 1920s and early 1930s, airlines found it very difficult to make a profit in commercial aviation without a lucrative airmail route contract. This image was posted on October 19, 2018. #tdih #panamerican #earlyaviation #airmail #aviationhistory #panam #avgeek #paa #fairchild #fokker #earlyaviation #keywest #florida #havana #cuba

During the 1920s and early 1930s, making a profit in commercial aviation was very difficult without a lucrative airmail route contract. This image was posted on October 19, 2016.