Mission to China, Part 4: The final chapter of Eric Hobson's deep dive into the story of Harold M. Bixby. Photo: M-130 Philippine Clipper over Macao in 1936 (Courtesy of Jon Krupnick Collection). 

Richard Edes Harrison: A New Worldview. Photo: A Pan Am 1945 company calendar image by Richard Edes Harrison (PAHF Collection).

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The Pan Am Building at 200 Park Avenue, opened in March 1963 with some intriguing real estate history

Watch our Latest Project: "Across the Pacific" Now on PBS, Amazon & iTunes!  A documentary (2020) by Moreno/Lyons Productions in Association with The Pan Am Historical Foundation

Eyes in the Sky: Charles Lindbergh & the Birth of Aerial Archaeology by Eric Hobson

Just Published! Al Topping's New Book, "Wings of Freedom". On April 24,1975 Pan Am operated its final departure from South Vietnam. Six
 days later the North Vietnamese tanks rolled into the city... Order the Book Now! And Caps commemorating "Wings of Freedom"

WELCOME PAA EMPLOYEES! Sail upon the shimmering turquoise waters of the Caribbean Sea. The ever-popular Becky Sprecher, WWI's own PAA historian, will be the featured speaker presenting a wonderful audiovisual presentation on "Pan Am At War"

Help Support the Mission of the Pan Am Historical Foundation! Now You Can Buy "Pan Am's First Lady: The Diary of Betty Stettinius Trippe" -- a beautiful hardcover filled with Pan Am history, published in 1996 by Paladwr Press and available on our website for only $20.

Treasure Island Fabled Gateway: Artist concept of Treasure Island as an intermodal airport for land and seaplanes (Image: Jon Krupnick Collection)

Mission to China by Eric Hobson: How Harold Bixby saved Pan Am's plans for China in the 1930s

Pan Am’s Art Deco Marine Air Terminal at LaGuardia today features the evocative WPA Mural "Flight" by James Brooks