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PAN AM REFERENCES OF NOTE

First Air Force One Flight An African Odyssey by Ron Marasco PDF

Ron Marasco's book about FDR's dramatic WW2 flight to Africa on PAA's B-314 Dixie Clipper to attend the Casablanca Conference PDF. 

Read more: First Air Force One

shadow blog

REVIEW | The Shadow flies the China Clipper (#2 Pan Am) from the popular comic book series "The Fire of Creation" by Dynamite Entertainment.

Read more: Review | The Shadow

Aviations Quiet Pioneer blog

A close associate of Juan Trippe, "Aviation's Quiet Pioneer John C. Leslie." Authored by his son, Peter Leslie in 2012 & PDF of the book's introduction.

Read more: Quiet Pioneer

airborne dreams blog

Christine Yano writes about her research on Japanese flight attendants at Pan Am and the background for her book, Airborne Dreams.

Read more: The Pan Am Way

2 Important Books Hobson review

REVIEW: Two Important Books, by Eric Hobson. The years leading up to and during World War II are among Pan American Airway’s most intriguing.

Read more: Two Important Books

Pacific Musick, Personal Life of Captain Ed Musick by Ross Detwiler

An engaging historical novel: "Pacific Musick, Personal Life of Captain Ed Musick, Chief Pilot of Pan American Airways China Clipper" by Ross Detwiler.

Read more: "Pacific Musick"

Second North Haven Expedition blogpic 1

Riding the Reef: Carol Nickisher writes about the 2nd North Haven Expedition at Midway and Wake, based on her father's story of Pan Am's work there.

Read more: Riding the Reef

Gunner Morgan cover blog

“Captain of the Tides: Gunner Morgan” — the book by Charles D. Morgan with Jacque Hillman, winner of the 2022 Bronze Medal for Historical Fiction.

Read more: Gunner Morgan

"Pan American's Final Flight" by Jon E Krupnick cover image (2021)

Two reviews of a book by Jon Krupnick on his exploration of the history of air mail transport during Pan American’s conquest of the Pacific.

Read more: "Final Flight"

Pan Am Books of Note

Exciting books-old and new-on Pan American World Airways: Classic history & reference, pictorial, biography,  fiction & non-fiction.

Read more: Pan Am Books of Note

Pan Am Book 90 blog

"Pan Am - Personal Tributes to a Global Aviation Pioneer" a beautifully-compiled commemorative book by Jeff Kriendler & James Patrick Baldwin.

Read more: PanAm90 | Kindle

Nick Grant Adventure Novels blog

Pan Am-related Books for Kids: Nick Grant Adventure Novels | Historical Aviation Comics | The China Clipper | Timmy Rides the China Clipper.

Read more: Kids' Books

 Building for War a book by Bonita Gilbert

Bonita (Bonnie) Gilbert is the author of Building for War: The Epic Saga of the Civilian Contractors and Marines of Wake Island in World War II (Casemate).

Read more: Building For War

pan africa blog

Pan Africa by Tom Culbert & Andy Dawson (1998): An intriguing story about building airport infrastructure in Africa in 1941, during World War Two.

Read more: PanAfrica

Flight 7 is Missing by Ken Fortenberry

"Flight 7 is Missing, The Search for My Father's Killer" by Ken Fortenberry. Reviewed by Peter Leslie, former Director of PAHF.

Read more: Flight 7 is Missing

Detail of Cover of China's Wings, by Greg Crouch

"China's Wings" by Gregory Crouch. An excellent history of the China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC), a Pan Am subsidiary in WW2.

Read more: Review | China's Wings

Sky Road to Adventure Books blog

Sky Road to Adventure by Lewis Theiss: A popular aviation-action-adventure series, starring Ginger Hale, was linked to Pan Am's early years.

Read more: Sky Road to Adventure

A Shot History of Aviation blog pic

"Aviation Humor Served Neat," reviewed by Eric Hobson. Not the first book published by Pan Am insiders but it might be the funniest.

Read more: A Shot History

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