Pan Am Story Showcase
Slideshow of Pan American World Airways, Jet Age. Introduction of successful commercial jet powered aircraft, 1958-end of the 1960s.
In 1961 Pan Am was the sole airline among many American firms to sign on to Kennedy's Commission for Equal Employment Opportunity.
May 1935: Preparing for Pan Am endeavors in the Pacific, Juan Trippe hired Harold Gatty to study possibilities for routes & bases.
"Clipper" | Members newsletters. Messages from Ed Trippe-Chair & Adam Aron-Pres. with PAHF project updates & more Pan Am news.
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.
Clipper Pioneers: Home of Pan American World Airways Retired Pilots and Employees, 1927-1991, keeping Pan Amer's informed & connected.
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
Pan Am's Clipper Glamour: Stewardess Alice Lemieux embodies Pan Am's allure during the famous 1947 'Round the World Constellation flight. Read the PDF
Tiny Passengers Fly To Rio on Pan Am's Brazilian Clipper. Film from Chevrolet Leader News (Vol. 5, No. 2) by Handy (Jam) Organization 1939.
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.
"China's Wings" by Gregory Crouch. An excellent history of the China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC), a Pan Am subsidiary in WW2.
Nothing tells a story better than Ron Davies' Pan Am maps. Caribbean | Rio & Beyond | Jet Routes 1960 | Propliners 1957 | Domestic Routes 1980s.
Norman Rockwell's world tour sponsored by Pan Am in 1956, resulted in successful ads with sketches now housed at the Rockwell Museum.
The Worldport and the Jet Age: From Inception to demolition, Pan Am's iconic jetport that opened May 1960 at New York's JFK.
Images of Pan Am historical aircraft by Artist John T. McCoy in watercolors, are now permanently housed and preserved at the SFO Museum archive.
Streaming ends soon: PBS series "Across the Pacific" (Moreno/Lyons,with Pan Am Historical Foundation). DVD for purchase.
The Battle for South American routes: Pan American Airways and the New York, Rio and Buenos Aires (NYRBA) line, in 1930.
A collection of Robert Taylor's vivid sketches of historical Pan American World Airways aircraft throughout the years of Pan Am's operations.
Dong Kingman Jr., Pan Am's great friend, painted watercolors of the airline's historic flights & many of its destinations worldwide.
World Wings International, for over 60 years, a diverse Pan Am flight attendant group with a history of philanthropic works.
PanAmusings: A Stop in Rio by pilot Ed Spellacy, first-person account of a flight emergency on the night of October 2, 1987. Read the PDF
A look at Pan Am-Africa during WW2. Later the United Nations would use airfields built by Pan Am for humanitarian purposes in Sudan.
Marine Air Terminal (MAT) at LaGuardia, still in operation, was New York's first true airport where Pan Am's Clipper ships flew.
Repositories with searchable digital Pan Am history collections at Univ. of Miami | DPLA | Duke Univ. | HistoryMiami | SFO Museum | Smithsonian.
Enlightening details of the 20 May, 1939 mail-only flight that opened Pan Am's Port Washington-Marseilles service with Capt. La Porte commanding.
Searchable Exhibits: Use this Clipper Hall guide for a much closer look at Pan Am's sweeping history through graphics-rich exhibits & films.
Explore the lists. Here's a chance to link directly to audio, video and photo selections throughout the PanAm.org site.
"Pan Am - Personal Tributes to a Global Aviation Pioneer" a beautifully-compiled commemorative book by Jeff Kriendler & James Patrick Baldwin.
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.
Pan Am's U.N. Clippers, in those early days of the U.N., Pan Am played a key role with its capable new aircraft, the Lockheed Constellation L-049.
Juan Trippe & his wife Betty flew on the airship Hindenburg from Germany in 1936. Photos by Betty Trippe from that journey.
An engaging historical novel: "Pacific Musick, Personal Life of Captain Ed Musick, Chief Pilot of Pan American Airways China Clipper" by Ross Detwiler.
Slideshow: An inside look at Pan American World Airways' popular Boeing B-377 Stratocruisers that made their mark on post-war air travel.
Review: The 747: A Tumultuous Beginning (2015) by Ron Marasco who witnessed history up close as Pan Am's General Manager for 747 Maintenance.
Juan Trippe Moments: A video honoring Juan T. Trippe and his successes. A glimpse into his life & work dedicated to building Pan Am.
Maxim's-A Parisian Tradition. Dining on the Pan Am President Special, 1957, restaurant service extending 65,000 miles & embraced 82 lands.
Clipper Cargo background notes: A timeline of the history of Pan American World Airways Cargo operations 1930-1940.
Dream Boats: How Igor Sikorsky's evolution of a dream, pushing the envelope of flying boat design for Pan Am in the 1930s.
Pan Am in 1935: Check back for month-by-month stories of PAA people, aircraft, operations, explorations & destinations (90 Years ago series).
