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Pan Am StratocruiserEntry/Object ID
0000.00.5082Description
Known affectionately as Queen of the Skies by travelers of the 1950s, this double-decked Pan Am Boeing Stratocruiser was considered by many to be the most luxurious airliner ever built. It carried up to 90 passengers, had a lower-deck cocktail lounge and main-deck sleeping berths that retracted into the ceiling. The "Strat" was introduced to Pan Am's transatlantic routes in 1949 and began transpacific service from San Francisco (pictured here) and other West Coast cities the same year. A special version of the Stratocruiser also allowed the first scheduled nonstop service ever operated from the US to Europe. Pan American World Airways in 1977 celebrated its 50th Anniversary of international air service.Collection
Pan American Airways CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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Category 08: Communication Objects
