Round-the-World Flights
Pan American Round-the-World 10th Anniversary Flights
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Pan American Round-the-World 10th Anniversary Flights
In December 1941 Pan Am's "Pacific Clipper" flew an "unplanned" trip
round-the-world. The Pacific Clipper touched down on 5 continents,
crossed 3 oceans, made 18 stops under the flags of 12 nations, crossed
the equator 6 times and spent 209H 30M in the air. This was the longest
continuous flight by a commercial plane and was the first circum-navigation
following a route near the equator, crossing it four times.
Some years after the end of WW-II on June 17, 1947 Pan American's
"Clipper America" (newly acquired Lockheed Constellation) departed New
York on a gala ceremonial journey round-the-world. This RTW flight began
nine days before the formal inauguration of Pan Am's (FAM-14/Fam-18)
round-the-world flight service via Calcutta, India.
In the 1950's Pan Am operated scheduled flights worldwide. It changed
its name to Pan American World Airways and Pan Am was second only to Coca Cola
in name recognition. Ten years after Pan Am inaugurated round-the-world
flight travel, it commemorated its RTW accomplishments by flying two special
"Pan American Round-the-World Anniversary Flights." On June 26, 1957 two
Pan Am Boeing 377 Stratocruisers circum-navigated the globe, one departing
from Philadelphia PA eastward RTW and the other from San Francisco CA flying
westward RTW. The Philadelphia Stratocruiser arrived in San Francsico on
June 30th while the San Francisco Stratocruiser arrived in Philadelphia on
July 1st.
Visit "Everything Pan Am".
Some years after the end of WW-II on June 17, 1947 Pan American's "Clipper America" (newly acquired Lockheed Constellation) departed New York on a gala ceremonial journey round-the-world. This RTW flight began nine days before the formal inauguration of Pan Am's (FAM-14/Fam-18) round-the-world flight service via Calcutta, India.
In the 1950's Pan Am operated scheduled flights worldwide. It changed its name to Pan American World Airways and Pan Am was second only to Coca Cola in name recognition. Ten years after Pan Am inaugurated round-the-world flight travel, it commemorated its RTW accomplishments by flying two special "Pan American Round-the-World Anniversary Flights." On June 26, 1957 two Pan Am Boeing 377 Stratocruisers circum-navigated the globe, one departing from Philadelphia PA eastward RTW and the other from San Francisco CA flying westward RTW. The Philadelphia Stratocruiser arrived in San Francsico on June 30th while the San Francisco Stratocruiser arrived in Philadelphia on July 1st.
Visit "Everything Pan Am".
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