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JUAN TRIPPE

Juan Terry Trippe with his globe, flying boat over the Statue of Liberty, early Pan Am Fokker land planeJUAN TERRY TRIPPE - FOUNDER OF PAN AM

Yankee Clipper Over Long Island NY c. 1940

Pan Am Yankee Clipper speech given by Juan Trippe March 3, 1939, Washington DC at the christening ceremony with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.

Read more: Yankee Clipper Speech

Juan Trippe portrait blogpic

Quotes by Juan Trippe, 20th-century visionary & founder of Pan American World Airways during his time at Pan Am in the 1930s - 1960s.

Read more: JTT: Visionary

Juan Trippe boarding a Pan Am B-377 Stratocruiser, 1957

Photos through the decades show founder Juan Terry Trippe, his impact on Pan Am's operations and the commercial aviation industry.

Read more: Juan Trippe Gallery

Lindberghs and Trippes on the Paramaribo trip September 1929

With the FAM 6 Air Mail contract signed, Trippe, Lindbergh and spouses flew a Fokker & two S-38s on PAA's first official flight to South America.

Read more: Next Stop Paramaribo

Juan Terry Trippe in his tropical whites

A Young Airline: Feb. 24, 1930, Pan Am's Juan Trippe shared a message in the company newsletter about the airline's rapid growth and achievements.

Read more: A Young Airline

Pan Am 747 Ad: "The first one has our name on it"

Opening of the Jet Age under the American Flag/2. Juan Trippe's goal to improve aircraft performance led to the development of the B-747 and beyond.

Read more: JTT & the Jet Age/2

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