Name/Title
Pan Am's Clipper "America"Entry/Object ID
0000.00.5076Description
First jet service by any US Airline began on October 26, 1958, when this Pan American World Airways Boeing 707 - the Clipper "America"- left New York for Paris. Flying time was less than nine hours, cutting in half the fastest time then available by propeller aircraft. Pan Am's widebody 747 Clippers linked US cities with major European gateways many times a day. Pan American World Airways in 1977 celebrated its 50th Anniversary of international air service.Collection
Pan American Airways CollectionMade/Created
Date made
October 26, 1958Time Period
20th CenturyLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
