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Pan Am Story on BBC

November 23, 2011

As explained by Jane Euler and Anne Sweeney below, watching this BBC documentary takes an hour.  I think you will not agree with everything in it because it is so much the expressions of individuals—but, if you take the time to watch, you will find it very, very good.

Click on the right-pointing arrow at the bottom of the screen to start the show rolling.  You must sit through a short advertisement before the documentary starts. You should also click on the box (four arrows pointing outward) that expands the picture to “full screen.”  After the documentary is over, you get out of the full screen mode by clicking the ESC (escape) key on your keyboard.

You need to have an hour, but watching is worth the effort.

Click here – Pan Am Story on BBC – to watch the video.

Flying high: Remembering Pan Am

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It was an aviation pioneer, and became a symbol of America during the Golden Age of air travel. But while Pan Am no longer flies the friendly skies, many of the women who proudly wore the Pan Am uniform talked with Connor Knighton about the glory days – when flying was glamorous, complete with gourmet food on board.  

Pan American Airways

Crew Layovers

The best of times.
(Click on the link below)

http://paacrewlayover.com/

Watch this PanAm Clipper
commercial video –
it will take you back in time!!

Press Play on the Vidoe Below

History of PanAm (Powerpoint)

This is an incredible collection of photos on Pan Am’s history. It was forwarded by an ex employee, Arthur Rindner who now lives in Israel. I think these are some of the best Pan Am photos I have ever seen.
Enjoy…………………………Tony

Definitely, this is the best collection. Hope you all enjoy. Thanks Tony and Trudy for sending these. And also to Arthur who has definitely shown how deep his heart is still with Pan Am.     Vickie

Don’t Miss This One! A Fantastic Powerpoint presentation of the history of Pan Am. Click here to download.

(Don’t have a Power Point viewer? Download it for free – click here.)

Many of us in the 80’s flew Pan Am to Singapore and many of the spots mentioned in SE Asia and beyond.

A LOT OF MEMORIES HERE.. YOU CAN REALLY APPRECIATE THIS IF YOU WERE IN THE INDUSTRY AS A CREW MEMBER DURING A SEGMENT OF THESE GOLDEN YEARS IN U.S. AVIATION. I’M FOREVER GRATEFUL TO HAVE BEEN PART OF THIS UNIQUE AND ENVIABLE FRATERNITY. A CORNUCOPIA OF MEMORIES AND COLLECTION OF LIFE LONG FRIENDSHIPS THAT ARE PRICELESS…

This PAA video is 30-minutes of unmitigated, nothing-short-of-exquisite bliss. Many thanks for the first-class ride, “Clipper”… & for all those flawless ‘crossings’!!!
A wonderful tour of the world’s airports and cities courtesy of Rich Beesley, a PAA flight-crewmember…

http://vimeo.com/50474365

Maiden of the Maiden Flight

(This is a power point presentation.)

Information from this website about the Hindenburg.

Interesting photographs and biography of a woman who had a lot of firsts in aviation. Something I do not recall seeing before.. Great old pictures… Stu

Have you ever heard of this?

Sounders Roe SARO SR.45 “Princess”
Click here…

Pan Am Museum Foundation

December 3
Inaugural Clipper Gala!

Taking Flight

Pan Am’s Legacy Lives Again
The Gala Opening of
Phase 1 of the Pan Am Museum
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Remembering Air Travel’s
Golden Era,

by the Wall Street Journal–an article with photos from the Pan Am’s reunion in Miami.

 Click here for some great photos!

(This site may require a subscription in order for you to view the images.)

Fred McGary, spouse of a retired airline employee, has a new website – www.usairporttocity.com that offers information about 51 US airports, 8 Canada airports and 17 Europe Airports all in one place. Each airport page has links to the official airport web site and sites of  public transportation agencies serving the airport. Local transit information is given on each page and a Google Transit Map is provided when available.

Dear All,

You may have seen this before because it’s been around for over a year.  But if not, and you have even a passing interest in commercial aviation, the following will be an hour well spent.  I’d seen parts of this before, but never the full production.  All of us who were part of the airline, and especially the flight crews, will recognize so very much.  So grab a cup of coffee or whatever, and enjoy a trip through history.

If you have not seen this it is worth the 58 minutes.
http://vimeo.com/32642328

Best regards,

 

Al Charlevois

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