Pan Am Story Showcase
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.
Pan Am's B-707 “Clipper Star of Hope” later flew for Korean Airlines as KAL 902. In 1978 it was brought down over the USSR & Pan Am rescued survivors.
Iran Adventure: Pan Am Capt. Harvey Benefield recounts experiences while piloting a Pan Am 747 in the 1979 American Evacuation from Iran.
You're invited! Get info & tickets to Pan Am Museum Foundation's Gala, "I'll Take Manhattan," October 8-10, 2026.
A recap of Pan Am's in-flight service through the years, with a focus on the luxury experiences that developed after World War Two.
Slides of Pan American World Airways' R&R flights providing brief respites from the war zone for American troops stationed in 1960s Vietnam.
A collection of Robert Taylor's vivid sketches of historical Pan American World Airways aircraft throughout the years of Pan Am's operations.
Searchable Exhibits: Use this Clipper Hall guide for a close look at Pan Am's sweeping history through graphics-rich exhibits & films.
Worldport Models. Pan American Airlines, Long Island City. 1957 Mar. 6. Gottscho-Schleisner Collection, Library of Congress.
A Day of "Firsts": First hijacking of a wide-body jet to Cuba, August 2, 1970 (Image by John T. McCoy, Courtesy SFO Museum, Gift of PAHF).
Slideshow: An inside look at Pan American World Airways' popular Boeing B-377 Stratocruisers that made their mark on post-war air travel.
"Clipper" | Members newsletters. Messages from Ed Trippe/Chair & Adam Aron/Pres. plus PAHF project updates & more Pan Am news.
BOOK: "Wings of Freedom" by Al Topping. When Al Topping managed to carry nearly 500 evacuees from Saigon to freedom on Pan Am.
1946: UNRRA needed to continue its airlift service to China & Pan Am got the contract.flying the Great Circle Route saved hours of flight time.
TransAtlantic 2019 & 2024: The amazing DC-3s that flew the Atlantic from the US to Europe for the 75th (& the 80th!) anniversary of the Normandy Invasion.
Link to Clipper Hall "Birth of the Superjet" galleries. The story of how Pan Am & Boeing teamed up to create the world's first widebody jet — Pan Am's 747.
Service Aboard Clippers in Wartime: A few notes on Pan Am's flying boat operations during World War II, from Pan Am Transpacific Newsletter 1942.
"How America's Airline Went To War," by Steve Weintz, about Pan Am during WW2, from War Is Boring, with an original clip from "Clippers At War."
August 17, 1935: Pan Am's newly constructed and vital base on Wake greeted the 3rd survey flight from California with Capt. R.O.D Sullivan in command.
The M-130 China Clipper was the first out of the gate, but it was the Philippine Clipper that saw WW2 up close on Wake Island in 1941 for Pan Am.
The Worldport and the Jet Age: From Inception to demolition, Pan Am's iconic jetport that opened May 1960 at New York's JFK.
Clipper Pioneers News: Home of Pan American World Airways Retired Pilots and Employees, 1927-1991, keeping Pan Amer's connected.
The story of the last flight out of Saigon, April 24, 1975, by Al Topping, Pan American World Airways, with links to footage.
Riding the Jetstream: A different kind of wind was waiting in the stratosphere, while aviation kept pushing the envelope towards higher flight levels.
Cargo, A Reflection by Thor Johnson. Pan American World Airways cargo history and slideshow about a profitable venture for Pan Am until the end.
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.
Uncovered history shows PAA ops in Key West as much as a decade after the company moved to Miami in 1928!
