Round-the-World Flights

Pan American expands its Round-the-World Flight Service via Rangoon, Burma

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	On December 2, 1952 the international FAM-18 (Foreign Air Mail) route was extended from New York
through Rangoon, Burma. Also, two days later the international FAM-14 route was extended from San 
Francisco through Rangoon. Service from Rangoon eastward (F14-100) was not started until 
September 11, 1953.

    This allowed mail to travel completely round-the-world by regularly scheduled air mail service of 
the US Post Office. International FAM-14/18 service was provided by Pan American Airlines. 

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

                                San Francisco CA - - F14-85- - - - - - - -! - - - - -!
                                Honolulu HI  - - - - F14-86- - - - - - -! !          !
                                Wake Island  - - - - F14-87- - - - - -! ! !          ! 
                                Tokyo, Japan - - - - F14-88- - - - -! ! ! !          !
                                Hong Kong- - - - - - F14-89- - - -! ! ! ! !          !
                                Bangkok, Thailand- - F14-90- - -! ! ! ! ! !          !              
    = =!=!=!=!=!=!= = =	= = = =	Rangoon, Burma = = = = = = = = =!=!=!=!=!=!= F14-100-!= =
       ! ! ! ! ! !- -F18-185- - Clacutta, India
       ! ! ! ! !- - -F18-184- - Beirut, Lebanon
       ! ! ! !- - - -F18-183- -	Istanbul, Turkey
       ! ! !- - - - -F18-182- - Frankfurt, Germany
       ! !- - - - - -F18-181- - Brussels, Belgium 
       !- - - - - - -F18-180- - New York NY  

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