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In 1977, #PanAm embarked on a pole-to-pole, around-the-world flight from San Francisco for their 50th Anniversary. #OnThisDay #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 28, 2016.

In a time when most airline passengers were men, Clara Adams was one of the most well-known passengers aboard aircraft in the early 20th century. This image was posted on December 12, 2018. #womeninaviation #claraadams #aviationhistory #panam #paa #panamerican #hawaiiclipper #traveller #1930s

In an effort to compete with TWA (Trans World Airlines) on transatlantic routes to Europe, Pan American World Airways ordered the extended-range DC-7C (dubbed the "Seven Seas") from Douglas Aircraft. This image was posted on February 12, 2018. #aviationevolutions #jimlund #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #modelplane #flight #airline #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily #modelaircraft #airplane #aircraft #panam #dc7

In the 1930s and 1940s, flights from San Francisco to Hong Kong required multiple stops along the way. This image was posted on March 27, 2018. #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #map #routemap #traveltuesday

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. #chinaclipper #panam #avgeek #museumfromhome

In the 1930s, Pan American Airways’ flying boats captured the imagination of a generation, as they dramatically reduced the amount of time it took to travel between continents. This image was posted on December 18, 2018. #chinaclipper #aviationhistory #avgeek #panam #sewing #sewingneedles #1930s

In the 1930s, radio operators tracked #PanAm aircraft by radiotelegraph at their base station in Miami. #AviationHistory #AvGeek This tweet was posted on December 12, 2016.

In the 1950s and ‘60s, the Saturday Evening Post printed #PanAmerican advertisements promoting their in-flight services to different destinations around the world. #panam #avgeek This tweet was posted on December 06, 2017.

In the 1950s, Pan American introduced their “The President” service aboard their Boeing 377 Stratocruisers. #PanAm This tweet was posted on February 15, 2016.

In the 1950s, people weren't the only airplane passengers! This image was posted on November 21, 2017. #catsgiving #catsofinstagram #cats #panam #avgeek #aviation #persian #persiancat #fuffycat #avationgeek #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #avgeeks #aviationdaily

In the 1960s, #PanAm offered in-flight entertainment for children with Tell-a-Tale jet flight story books. #paxex This tweet was posted on July 18, 2016.

In the 1960s, Pan American offered in flight entertainment for children in the form of Children's Tell-a-Tale jet flight story books. This image was posted on July 18, 2016.

In the 1970s #PanAm offered meal service to passengers in upper deck first class cabin of #Boeing 747. #avgeek #aviationhistory This tweet was posted on April 04, 2017.

In the 1970s and 1980s Pan American produced a series of children’s activity kits with the mascots Pierre and Penny Panda. With Pierre's Fabulous Flying fun kit, children could be entertained with cards, puzzles, fun facts, and other activities. #panam #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 08, 2020.

In the 1970s and 1980s, Pan American produced a series of children’s activity kits with the mascots Pierre and Penny Panda. This image was posted on May 08, 2020. #avgeek #museumfromhome #paa #panam

In the 1970s, Pan American World Airways offered meal service to passengers in upper deck first class cabin of Boeing 747. This image was posted on April 04, 2017. #boeing #panam #747 #boeing747 #firstclass #avgeek #aviationhistory

In the early 1930s, Pan American Airways began planning for service across the oceans. San Francisco, which is 160 miles closer to Hawai’i than Los Angeles, was the chosen terminus for the Pacific route that required multiple island stops. #DefunctThursday #PanAm #AvGeek This tweet was posted on August 11, 2022.

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

Interested in vintage #aviation? Did you know that we have #free catalogs on #PanAm's transpacific #ChinaClipper flying boats? Contact curator@flysfo.com for more information! https://t.co/MPq52u5pOS #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 13, 2018.

Introduced on April 1,1949 by Pan American World Airways, the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser was considered the most luxurious airliner in the skies. This image was posted on January 31, 2020. #avgeek #paa #panam #panamerican #stratocruiser #boeing #boeing377

Introduced on Valentine’s Day 1975, Pan American World Airways' new mix-and-match uniform was designed by multiple Academy Award-winning costumer Edith Head (1897–1981). This image was posted on July 18, 2018. #panam #edithhead #frankolive #uniform #crewlife #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #fashion

It's #WingWednesday! This image was posted on June 23, 2021. #avgeek #boeing707 #airplane #panam

Jet streams are fast flowing westerly (moving west to east) air currents found around the world. This image was posted on August 21, 2017. #boeing #boeing377 #panam #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintage #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #plane #flight #airline #panamerican #paa #avgeeks #stratocruiser #jetstream #panamericanworldairways

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

Juan Trippe, founder of Pan American Airways, reportedly “discovered” Wake Island while scouring through 19th century clipper ship logs at the New York Public Library. This image was posted on July 24, 2019. #wakeisland #wake #paa #panam #panamerican #avgeek #paxex

Judging by their route map, #PanAm had flights throughout the Americas pretty well covered by 1944: http://t.co/9Cv7oP4xNE #avgeek This tweet was posted on July 29, 2014.

Lady Grace Drummond-Hay, an English journalist, was the only woman among sixty passengers and crew on the Graf Zeppelin when it flew around the world in 1929. This image was posted on January 23, 2019. #womeninaviation #paa #panam #wakeisland #journalist #panamerican #avgeek #1930s

Last week commercial flights from the US to Cuba resumed after 5 decades. #PanAm first flew to Cuba in 1927. This tweet was posted on September 06, 2016.

Learn more about #PanAm's flying boats in "China Clipper", on display pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library in the International Terminal. https://t.co/MPq52tNOXk This tweet was posted on January 27, 2018.

Learn more about early transpacific aviation in "China Clipper" on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum. https://t.co/MPq52u5pOS #ChinaClipper #avgeek #panam This tweet was posted on December 06, 2019.

May your #Thanksgiving be happy and as packed with food as this menu from #PanAm: http://t.co/50qZkP8d0P This tweet was posted on November 26, 2014.