The Pan Am Historical Foundation Presents

EXHIBITS AT

CLIPPER HALL* 

Pan American World Airways!  

Discover the rich history & sweeping events of 

"The World's Most Experienced Airline"

*Clipper Hall is inspired by long-time Pan Am Historian Althea (Gerry) Lister, director of Pan Am's displays at the original Clipper Hall museum in Long Island City that later moved to JFK International Airport. 

VISIT THE EXHIBITS

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"BIRTH OF THE SUPERJET" THE BEHIND-THE-SCENES SAGA OF THE 747. HOW PAN AM & THE BOEING COMPANY TEAMED UP TO CREATE THE WORLD'S MOST SUCCESSFUL JETLINER. Galleries A Good Problem to Have • The Evolving 747 • Coming Into Focus • Two Very Big Jobs • 747 Production-Will It Fly? • Meet The Superjet! • Superjet Challenges • Its Place in History • 747 Theater ATLANTIC CROSSINGS
“ATLANTIC CROSSINGS” THE ATLANTIC CHALLENGE, JUAN TRIPPE'S VISION FOR AIR TRAVEL, PAN AM IN WORLD WAR TWO & A TRANSATLANTIC TRIUMPH Galleries Ocean Challenge • A Vision Achieved • War Clouds • U.S. at War • Atlantic Triumph • Transatlantic Ads
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
"GREAT EXPECTATIONS" STORIES OF MOMENTOUS BEGINNINGS, FIRST STEPS TAKEN, AND FOUNDATIONS LAID DOWN, SHAPING OUR WORLD, ALL WITH A PAN AM CONNECTION. Galleries The Pan Am Building • SuperClipper • Advertising Pan Am • Pan Am 1932 • Archival Insights • Pan Am Theater

PAN AM THEATER

FILMS AT CLIPPER HALL

Brought to you by The Pan Am Historical Foundation

BASES, ISLANDS & OCEANS

◦ Hangar Five (2024)
◦ Hawaii Clipper - The Final Film (1938)
◦ Dinner Key Marine Base (re-edited 2024)
◦ The Long Way Home Film (2024)
◦ Peter Leslie's Canton Island (1954)
◦ The Wonderful Jet World of Pan Am (1959)
◦ The Eighth Continent (1971)

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PAN AM ON THE MOVE

 "PAN AM ON THE MOVE"

Films include three original productions by Pan American World Airways that show the extent of Pan Am's reach around the globe from the earliest years through Pan Am's Global Era.

A fourth film. "Pacific Passage," is a fond tribute to the trailblazing transpacific M-130 “China Clipper.”

PAN AM PRESENTS THE WORLD

"PAN AM PRESENTS THE WORLD"

Films by Pan Am screened at San Francisco Aeronautical Society's gala in 2023. Plus a brand new video, "Staying Connected," based on Pan Am Historical Foundation interviews with Ed Dover, author of "The Long Way Home."

◦ Two Hours to Havana (1929)
◦ Five Hours to Bermuda (1937)
◦ Pan Am's World (1977)
◦ Staying Connected (2023)

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