Pan Am Story Showcase
Maxim's-A Parisian Tradition. Dining on the Pan Am President Special, 1957, restaurant service extending 65,000 miles & embraced 82 lands.
A Legend: Edmund “Eddie” Allen, Test Pilot. His calm intelligence heard in a radio interview during his first Boeing 314 Clipper test.
Clipper Pioneers: Home of Pan American World Airways Retired Pilots and Employees, 1927-1991, keeping Pan Amer's informed & connected.
"Clipper" | Members newsletters. Messages from Ed Trippe-Chair & Adam Aron-Pres. with PAHF project updates & more Pan Am news.
An engaging historical novel: "Pacific Musick, Personal Life of Captain Ed Musick, Chief Pilot of Pan American Airways China Clipper" by Ross Detwiler.
Dining in the Sky, Like Nothing on Earth: America’s fascination with gourmet food on planes began with Pan Am’s ‘Round the World' Flight in 1947.
Mystery Still With Us, the disappearance of Martin M-130 Hawaii Clipper on July 29th, 1938, with an ongoing search by the The Lost Clipper.
The 2nd Pan Am Pacific Survey flight, June 1935: Pilot Ed Musick & his crew celebrate their arrival at the remote Midway Atoll, 1,254 miles beyond Hawaii.
Echoes of Wake Island, by Bonnie Gilbert tells the story behind her 2012 book, "Building for War" and the civilian contractors and marines on Wake Is.
Juan Trippe, JFK & the Supersonic Transport: JFK was about to unveil America’s answer tocompetition and develop an American SST.
After years of on-again-off-again geopolitical negotiations, passengers flew the Atlantic on Pan Am B-314 Dixie Clipper (Photos by Betty Trippe).
January 3, 1929 WABC radio address by Juan Trippe announcing the opening of Pan American Field in Miami. Photo: with Lindbergh at the event Jan. 9th.
Air Travel for All. As early as 1943 before the end of the World War, and long before jets, Juan Trippe was thinking about future tourist class travel by air.
Slideshow of Pan American World Airways, Jet Age. Introduction of successful commercial jet powered aircraft, 1958-end of the 1960s.
Pan Am in 1935: Check back for month-by-month stories of PAA people, aircraft, operations, explorations & destinations (90 Years ago series).
Mr. Pacific: My Years with William Mullahey, by Neal Davis, Sr., a story based on an interview in 2009 with Mr. Lee Umphred. Read the PDF
Quotes by Juan Trippe, 20th-century visionary & founder of Pan American World Airways during his time at Pan Am in the 1930s - 1960s.
"Pan Am - Personal Tributes to a Global Aviation Pioneer" a beautifully-compiled commemorative book by Jeff Kriendler & James Patrick Baldwin.
Flying to Berlin during the Cold War: The dust had hardly settled after the Third Reich had been crushed by Allied armies when the Cold War began.
As WW2 began in Europe, PAA Pilot Charles Lorber landed his B-314 in Bermuda and British censors & marines removed all mail bound for Germany.
Marine Air Terminal (MAT) at LaGuardia, still in operation, was New York's first true airport where Pan Am's Clipper ships flew.
Martin M-130s: John Borger, first hired as a Junior Engineer to work on the North Haven Expedition in 1935, had a long, stellar career with PAA.
Juan Trippe Moments: A video honoring Juan T. Trippe and his successes. A glimpse into his life & work dedicated to building Pan Am.
World Wings International, for over 60 years, a diverse Pan Am flight attendant group with a history of philanthropic works.
Hawaiian ships are shaking and shoulders quivering to a brand new island dance-the “Clipper Hula”-dedicated to Pan American Airways).
Searchable Exhibits: Use this Clipper Hall guide for a much closer look at Pan Am's sweeping history through graphics-rich exhibits & films.
Across the Atlantic, 2019: The amazing DC-3s that made the long trip from the US to Europe for the 75th anniversary of the Normandy Invasion.
Berlin Airlift 1948-1949: West Berlin was a city under siege in the Cold War. Pan Am flew cargo to points in West Germany for transfer of aid to the city.
A Brief History of Pan Am, by Pan Am historian and Pilot Gene Banning with photos of the accomplishments of Pan Am through six decades.
Explore the lists. Here's a chance to link directly to audio, video and photo selections throughout the PanAm.org site.
Richard Edes Harrison was not just a gifted illustrator, he proved to be an innovative and inspired cartographer for Pan Am, with a new worldview.
You're invited to Pan Am Museum's Gala, Seattle 9/4/25! Info & Tix: Across the Pacific-From the B-314 to the Queen of the Skies, the 747.
Behind the Apollo 7 Space Flight: Pan Am’s Aerospace Services Division (ASD) in its 16th year, published November 1, 1968, by George Dill.
The next leg of the Pacific journey: The second S-42 survey flight lands at Midway. Midway base is set up in record time, led by Karl Lueder.
Sky Road to Adventure by Lewis Theiss: A popular aviation-action-adventure series, starring Ginger Hale, was linked to Pan Am's early years.
