Pan American World Airways Airlines History Aeronautics Aerospace

Pan American World Airways, commonly called Pan Am, was founded as a humble mail carrier in Key West, Florida in 1927. Its founder, Juan Trippe, lobbied heavily for and gained a virtual monopoly on international routes from U.S. cities. Since many of its early destinations were port cities lacking airport facilities, Pan Am made extensive use of so-called "flying boats," culminating in "clipper" service on trans-Pacific and some European routes. The name and insignia were purchased out of bankruptcy court, and adopted by a revived airline which offered limited continental service from 1995 to 1998 before also succumbing. In 1998, yet another revived airline was established in New Hampshire, providing limited and charter service primarily to the northeastern U.S. and some Caribbean destinations.

• - A project to completely document the history of Pan Am. Site provides streaming and written interviews and accounts of former employees, photograph gallery, timeline, and information about the project proposal, fundraising, and backers.
  
• - The online home of Pan American Airways, and the Clipper Connection, a local service carrier serving the American East and United States Virgin Islands.
  
• - One-page airline history with video clips from the PBS series.
  
• - Official repository of the company's records at the Richter Library, University of Miami. Site includes a selection of photographs and logos as well as information about the collection and services available to researchers.
  
• - An illustrated timeline of Pan American Airway's China Clipper.
  
• - A private collection of advertising and other materials from the 1930s and 1940s, including brochures, photographs, and slides from a 1948 filmstrip.
  
• - Covers a Brazilian enthusiast's experience with the airline. Airline history with photographs of aircraft and the author's models; available in Portuguese and English.
  
• - The third chapter of A.L. Ueltschi's lecture describing his experience working for the airline.
  
  

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