Pan Am Museum Foundation

05/31/2026

Starting in 1989, Pan American World Airways expanded nonstop or one-stop service between West Berlin and the following cities:
• Basel
• Bremen
• Copenhagen
• Dortmund
• Dusseldorf
• Frankfurt
• Hamburg
• Hanover
• Innsbruck
• Kiel
• London
• Munich
• Nuremberg
• New York
• Oslo
• Salzburg
• Stockholm
• Strasbourg
• Stuttgart
• Zurich

https://digitalcollections.library.miami.edu/digital/collection/asm0341/id/101577/rec/4

05/30/2026

Pan American World Airways Cargo Boeing 747 N771PA “Clipper Donald McKay” was delivered to the fleet in 1970. Left Pan Am in 1983, to serve Flying Tigers, then FedEx, then ended her career as N681UP with UPS. She rests now in the Ningbo Qianwan New Area, Zhejiang, China, June 2025 image.

https://www.planespotters.net/airframe/boeing-747-100-n681up-stewart-industries-international/344v53

https://www.airhistory.net/photo/688406/N771PA

https://www.planespotters.net/photo/714186/n681up-united-parcel-service-ups-boeing-747-121-sf

05/29/2026

May 29, 1951: Pan American World Airways Captain Charles F. Blair, Jr., flew a modified North American Aviation P-51C-10-NT Mustang, NX12012, Excalibur III, from Bardufoss, Norway to Fairbanks, Alaska, via the North Pole. He flew the 3,260 miles (5,246.5 kilometers) non-stop in 10 hours, 27 minutes.

Read more at This Day in Aviation https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/29-may-1951/?fbclid=IwdGRjcASGa9NleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEey9qZ-Lj2wd1VmS7Ul_9zm1lEMEvOBlnHcsLviwMNQk4QQsWHdJb0L-ss9_k_aem_Ok41fQy_j57zSBCQKsOBUg

05/29/2026

"It would have involved chance and we placed the safety of the passengers above all."
May 29, 1971, Pan American World Airways Flight 442 en route to Miami from Buenos Aires and Caracas carried 60 passengers, and a crew of nine. One passenger used a stolen ticket to board, and his intended destination was Havana, Cuba. He hijacked the Boeing 707 by taking a female hostage at knifepoint.
After landing in Cuba, political delays caused the crew and passengers to have an unscheduled four day visit and local tour of Havana, all under constant guard.
On June 2, the aircraft with all its crew and passengers, less the hijacker, safely landed in Miami. In response to questions at the press conference as to why no one tried to overcome the hijacker, Captain George Ashley's reply is above.
Source: https://digitalcollections.library.miami.edu/digital/collection/asm0341/id/75231/rec/1

05/29/2026

Pan American World Airways Boeing 707 N763PA “Clipper Yankee” pictured at Stockholm Arlanda Airport - ESSA, Sweden, May 29, 1972.

https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/11894952

05/28/2026

At the 38 minute mark, watch as 20/20 and ABC News Live win a 2026 News & Documentary Emmy Award for their piece on Operation Babylift : The 50 Year Journey”!

To have Pan Am Museum and our chair Linda thanked by name is more than we ever expected. We exist to share the history of Pan American World Airways, but it is the human stories in that history that make the impact.

Congratulations ABC 20/20 and ABC News Live !

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ltsbv2dcKyw&pp=0gcJCTkCo7VqN5tDiggUQAFKEE9GWms5a2dmc2MwMDNtOHc%3D&ra=m

05/27/2026

Pan American World Airways Boeing 747 N736PA “Clipper Victor” pictured at Barcelona Airport in 1972.

https://www.aviationcorner.net/gallery_en.asp?fbclid=IwVERDUAR99NZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEem0I7qEuZRkjMmrZiLuX5JQCIds8zWAbKYkNeTZJK-pwwsg72A8Nkh1QvV-Q_aem_3hNJvCv87ETAUX3G7PZvrA

05/26/2026

Aerial 1935 photograph of the
Pan American Airways Systems terminal at Dinner Key, Miami, Florida. This building exists today as Miami City Hall.

https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/30021

05/25/2026

"Pan Am Clippers At War"

The first minute acknowledges the 200 Pan American Airways employees who gave their lives protecting the Pacific Island airport bases as the Japanese attacked, acknowledges those employees taken prisoner, and acknowledges all those who served.

On this Memorial Day we invite you to view this 45 minute film on Pan American World Airways' early history and the company’s role and involvement in WWII.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vvElNiAsC_Y&ra=m&fbclid=IwVERDUASBCehleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeTdXPsxmCRXBApEH1ly11GbHG61nJt_hTHLoFdB_YlmUTfdfylYg9z7l2v8k_aem_swDQ46cF1VFjgIsic4gYLQ -sheet

This film was produced in 1945 by Pan American Airways at the conclusion of World War II to highlight the company's contribution to the war effort. To learn ...

05/25/2026

For Memorial Day 💐

Memorial Day, a day set aside for remembering all those who have lost their lives in the line of duty serving in the United States Armed Forces.

We at Pan Am Museum also recognize the sacrifice of Pan Am employees, family and friends: those who served during WWII, those taken prisoner during WWII, those who the built airports and airfields during WWII, those who served during all conflicts around the world, those who maintained the aircraft, flew the aircraft, and those who volunteered their service for all R&R Flights. We know we failed to mention everyone, but we do not forget. This is part of our current exhibit at the Pan Am Museum.