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We're back!! And what a topic to cover! We've been wanting to cover this for a while now, and we finally are! Today we are talking about the 1950s through the lens of Pan Am, the world-famous airline that transformed air travel. So, climb aboard this Pan Am Jet Clipper, sit back, and enjoy the history of this iconic airline through the mid twentieth century!
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Weekly Catch Up ends at 6:15.
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A special thanks to Tom Betti, host of the Pan Am Podcast, and the Pan Am Museum for their amazing help and support while we were researching for this episode. You can find his podcast here https://podcast.thepanammuseum.org/ as well as on any podcast platform.
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SHOW NOTES:
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Boeing 707 Brochure
Episode 003 - Jet Engines & The Golden Age of Flying
1966 Pan Am President's Class Menu
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SOURCES:
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First Around-the-World Flight (DURING WWII) - https://www.airwaysmag.com/legacy-posts/first-round-the-world-lands-in-ny
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American Overseas Airline - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Overseas_Airlines
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First Trans Atlantic Flights - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/forgotten-first-flight-180975833/
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First Flight of PAA Constellation - https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/3-february-1946/
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“Pan Am 1” (Round-the-world flight) - https://www.panam.org/images/Stories/Glamour/Clipper-Glamour.pdf
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Stratocruiser Era - https://www.historynet.com/boeing-377-stratocruiser/ (includes photo of lounge)
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PAA Stratocruiser - https://simpleflying.com/pan-am-boeing-377-overhead-beds/ (with photos)
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First Jet Flight Article - https://www.panam.org/images/FirstPerson/1958-First-Jet-to-Paris-1.pdf 
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Flight Attendants: 

• https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/pan-am-flight-attendants-stories/index.html 
• https://www.cntraveler.com/story/i-was-a-flight-attendant-during-the-golden-age-of-travel 
• https://www.racked.com/2016/7/28/12235510/flight-attendant-uniforms-history 

Food: https://www.panam.org/golden-age/parisian-

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