Round-the-World Flights

Pan American FAM-14 Round-the-World First Flight
First Regular Air Mail Service Round-the-World (Seattle WA/Portland OR)

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Seattle/Calcutta	Portland/Calcutta	Receiver Cachet	Plane Constellation	Title 5

	On May 4, 1949 the US international FAM-14 (Foreign Air Mail) added Seattle WA and 
Portland OR as US dispatch points for air mail service to Calcutta, India. Coupled with 
FAM-18 routing, this allowed mail to travel completely round-the-world from the Pacific 
Northwest by regularly scheduled air mail service of the US Post Office. International 
FAM-14 and FAM-18 service was provided by Pan American Airways. US domestic air mail service 
provided the link between Seattle/Portland and New York. F.D. Campbell was the pilot for this
FAM-14 first flight.

	Outline of expanded FAM-14 and FAM-18 Round-the-World Service:

	 !- F14-48- -!- - - - -	Seattle WA - - - - - - - - F14-70- - - - - - - - - -!
	 !	     !		Portland OR- - - - - - - - F14-71- - - - - - - - -! !
	 !	     !		Honolulu HI                                       ! !
	 !	     !		Hong Kong                                         ! !
	 !	     !- F14-37-	Bangkok, Thailand                                 ! !                        
      =	=!= F18-75= = =	F14-38=	Calcutta, India  = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =!=!= =       
	 !			Istanbul, Turkey                                    ! 
	 !			Limerick, Ireland                                   ! 
	 !			Gander, Newfoundland                                !
         !- F18-80- - - - - - -	New York NY  - - - - - - - F18-70- - - - - - - - - -! 
	

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