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The official inauguration of Pan American Airways’ daily airmail service from Key West, Florida to Havana, Cuba began #onthisday in 1927. What are your favorite #PanAm memories? #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 28, 2019.

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.

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.

Pan American World Airways’ 1948 advertisement in the Saturday Evening Post promoted the luxury of Sleeperette service to Australia and New Zealand. Have you ever been to Australia or New Zealand? #TravelTuesday #PanAm This tweet was posted on October 08, 2019.

The first #PanAm delivery of a Douglas DC-3 was #onthisday in 1937. With its aerodynamically superior design the DC-3 revolutionized the airline industry in the late 1930s and was the first airliner to make a profit from passenger service Did you ever fly on a DC-3? This tweet was posted on October 01, 2019.

#avgeeks and history buffs: follow along this week for the underwater search for the Samoa Clipper, a #PanAm aircraft that was lost in 1938 near American Samoa. Live stream via @EVNautilus: https://t.co/9cKVC3D9FB This tweet was posted on July 15, 2019.

RT @panamhistory: Officially delivered to #PanAm on 07-02-1976, #Boeing747 N658PA Clipper High Flyer was acquired from Boeing in 1971, stor… This tweet was posted on July 02, 2019.

#HappyBirthday to Juan Trippe, the late founder and President of Pan American, who was born #onthisday in 1899. #PanAm’s unrivaled string of aviation firsts included first commercial service across the oceans, first successful jet service, and the first widebody service. #avgeek This tweet was posted on June 27, 2019.

Fashionable and functional, this polyester tailored suit of #PanAm’s 1980 uniform in the softer shade of Pan Am blue has a classic blazer with subtle cuff trim and was worn with a matching vest and ribbon bow tie. The uniform was worn until 1991. #avgeek #Adolfo This tweet was posted on June 19, 2019.

Pan Am Express was a subsidiary of Pan American World Airways primarily focused on connecting passengers to Pan Am's hub at JFK, but also provided regional services in many other areas of the U.S., as well as the Bahamas and Europe. Did you ever fly on #PanAm Express? #avgeek This tweet was posted on June 01, 2019.

RT @panamhistory: Delivered to #PanAm on May 29, 1984, #Boeing747-123 Clipper Empress of the Skies was converted for Civil Reserve Air Flee… This tweet was posted on May 29, 2019.

#Onthisday in 1899, Igor Siskorsky was born in Kiev (Kyiv) in modern day Ukraine. One of the most important early Sikorsky aircraft, the S-42, was developed to meet #PanAm’s requirement for a trans-oceanic flying boat. Shown here is the Pan Am Clipper S-42 in flight in 1935. This tweet was posted on May 25, 2019.