There has recently been a site on FaceBook, where old photos and interesting information from Pan American Airlines have been posted.
It brings back memories of my short-termed life as a stewardess in the 60s...flying on jets which increased the speed of journeys and provided much more comfort than flights do these days!
Sharing with...Sepia Saturday!
I remember those great big black leather purses...we had to carry flats to wear when working on the aisles, as there was risk of our spike heels going through the aluminum floors...I kid you not. (Not me in the photo!)
"PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS's fleet of Boeing 707 jetliners, powers by Pratt & Whitney JT3C6 engines, heralded the modern jet age for commecial travel. The inaugural flight was on Oct. 26, 1958, New York-to-Paris, and Pan Am's initial fleet of jetliners totalled five. Pan Am was Boeing's largest 707 customer, having in its fleet a t otal of 136 B-707 type aircraft. While otehr nations jet transport operations were plagued by technical and labor problems, Pan Am's Boeing 707 represented the world's first regular scheduled jet service that continued uninterrupted."
I flew to the Caribbean and South and Central America...this map leaves off many of the routes we flew our of Miami! Pan Am was an international airline, thus could not fly between any US cities. I flew another airline to Houston from St. Louis where I'd been hired. Then Pan Am flew me from Huston to Guatemala, and from there to Miami where I trained.
Patricia Duffany has a FB page The History of the Retired Flight Attendant. Thanks for these shots with the women's Pan Am uniforms!
That's probably Miami Airport in the backround.
Landing of a Pan Am plane
Pan American DC-8 N801PA. Pan Am photo.
























