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In 1923, Igor Sikorsky founded the #Sikorsky Aero Engineering Corporation. The S-42, was developed to meet #PanAm's requirement for a large, long-range, trans-oceanic flying boat. Shown here is the Pan Am Clipper S-42 in flight over SF in 1935. https://t.co/MPq52tNOXk #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 16, 2019.
In 1935, the inaugural transpacific #PanAm Clipper service from CA to Manila carried 110,865 letters. #Onthisday #avgeek #aviationhistory This tweet was posted on November 22, 2016.
In 1938, Pan American relocated its seaplane base from Alameda to Treasure island. #PanAm This tweet was posted on January 15, 2016.
In 1947 Pan American World Airways added Sleeperette passenger seats to its Douglas DC-4 airliners. Initially used exclusively on transpacific flights, Sleeperettes featured scientifically engineered comfort for long haul flights #PanAm #PaxEx #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on January 15, 2021.
In 1947, #PanAm introduced their Sleeperette compartments on their DC-4 for their transpacific routes. #PaxEx This tweet was posted on August 18, 2016.
In 1952, by following the jet stream, a #PanAm #Boeing 377 #Stratocruiser was able to shave 7 hours off the Tokyo-Honolulu route. #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 18, 2017.
In 1958, Pan American World Airways introduced the first successful commercial jet service. This major milestone in air travel coincided with the launch of a modernized #PanAm brand by architect Edward Larrabee Barnes and his associate, Charles Forberg. #DefunctThursday #PanAm This tweet was posted on August 18, 2022.
In 1962, Pan American World Airways commissioned McCoy to produced eight paintings depicting “Historical First Flights of Pan American Clippers.” Later #PanAm commissioned additional works that included aircraft from its fleet of jet clippers. #AvGeek #Watercolors #JohnTMcCoy This tweet was posted on December 14, 2022.
In 1966, #PanAm started hiring Japanese nationals in expectation of growth and expansion of its Pacific routes. #APIHeritageMonth This tweet was posted on May 17, 2017.
In 1966, Pan American World Airways started hiring Japanese nationals in expectation of growth and expansion of its Pacific routes. The original seven Japanese stewardesses are shown here, arriving in Miami for their training. #panam #avgeek #apahm #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 20, 2020.
In 1968, Juan Trippe, Pan Am's founder, announced the airline's "First Moon Flights" Club. "2001: A Space Odyssey" released that year featured an imagined Pan American operated spacecraft. #52Objects #PanAm This tweet was posted on February 06, 2023.
In 1974, #PanAm celebrated the 35th anniversary of Transatlantic passenger service #WomenInAviation #FashionInFlight This tweet was posted on June 29, 2016.
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 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 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 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
Mexico was one of Pan American first international destinations. #PanAm #TravelTuesday This tweet was posted on July 12, 2016.
Midway Island was used in the 1930s by #PanAm as a stopping point on their transpacific flights. #TravelTuesday This tweet was posted on February 09, 2016.
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. The aircraft, was a Fokker F-VIIa/3m. #avgeek #PanAm #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on October 28, 2020.
Not sure what to wear on your trip? #PanAm featured in-flight fashion shows w/ the latest in light-weight clothing: http://t.co/f2kcfe16at This tweet was posted on May 19, 2015.
On Nov. 22, 1935, a #PanAm Martin M-130 named China Clipper, lifted off and strained into the sky, threading its way under and over two partially built bridges as thousands cheered from shore for the first scheduled flight across the Pacific Ocean. #DefunctThursday #AvGeek This tweet was posted on August 11, 2022.
On international flights #PanAm provided handheld translation dictionaries to their passengers. #avgeek #paxex This tweet was posted on August 15, 2016.
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 and history books as the inaugural scheduled transpacific airmail flight. #AvGeek #ChinaClipper #PanAm This tweet was posted on November 22, 2022.
Only three Sikorsky S-40 were built, and these were the first to be named “Clipper Ships.” #PanAm introduced the aircraft in 1931, piloted by Charles A. Lindbergh on its Miami–Barranquilla route. #WingWednesday #AvGeek This tweet was posted on January 27, 2021.
Operating a Boeing 727, the last Pan American World Airways flight took off from Barbados to Miami, Florida, #onthisday in 1991. What are your favorite memories of Pan American? #avgeek #panam #PAA This tweet was posted on December 04, 2019.
Our B&W photo shows a #PanAm Cargo, Boeing 707 aircraft at SFO circa 1967. #ThrowbackThursday This tweet was posted on December 17, 2015.