Pan American “Yankee Clipper” at LaGuardia Field Postcard.
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"#Onthisday in 1939, Pan American Airways established the first regular air mail service across the Atlantic. Passenger service followed a month later. The route included service from Port Washington, New York, to Marseilles, France, via the Azores and Lisbon, Portugal. The trip took around 36 hours of flying time for a complete total of 51 total hours with layovers. A round-trip ticket cost $675, equivalent to over $11,000 today. Image: Pan American Airways, Boeing 314 “Dixie Clipper”, 1939. Gift of the Pan Am Association. 2000.058.0511.002" This was posted to our Instagram account on May 20, 2019 – https://millsfield.sfomuseum.org/instagram/1729356541/

"#OnThisDay in 1939, Pan American received the delivery of their first Boeing 314. A massive and luxurious flying boat, the Boeing 314 was called a “flying hotel” by journalists of the day. Pan American ordered six of the original model, and six more B314A variants. The Boeing 314 was introduced to Pan American's Pacific Division and used to open its Atlantic service in 1939. Designed by Wellwood E. Beall, the 314 distinguished itself by sheer size, three vertical stabilizers on its tail, and cantilevered seawings that doubled as fuel tanks. A flight crew of up to ten was required to operate the "Super Clipper."" This was posted to our Instagram account on January 26, 2023 – https://millsfield.sfomuseum.org/instagram/1880151169/