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American Clipper: 1939–1946: Purchased by the American government following the entry of the U.S.A into World War II, but operated by Pan American. Sold to Universal Airlines 1946, American International Airways 1947, World Airways 1948. Scrapped in 1950. NC18609: 314A: California Clipper Pacific Clipper: 1941–1946
In January 1950, Pan American Airways Corporation officially became Pan American World Airways, Inc. (The airline had begun calling itself Pan American World Airways in 1943.) [59] [60] In September 1950 Pan Am completed the $17.45 million (equivalent to $175.32 million in 2023) [15] purchase of American Overseas Airlines from American Airlines ...
The Pacific Clipper (civil registration NC18602) was an American Boeing 314 Clipper flying boat, famous for having completed an unplanned nearly around-the-world flight in December 1941 and January 1942 as the California Clipper. [1]
Pan Am later reused the name Clipper Endeavor for both a Boeing 707-321B in 1962 and a Boeing 727-235 in 1980. A Douglas DC-7B was named Clipper Endeavour, using the British spelling. [8] Wreckage of Clipper Endeavor has yet to be located. A search for the wreckage was featured in an October 2024 episode of Expedition Unknown. [11]
Douglas DC-3-270 NC21750 burned out while parked at Khartoum, Sudan; the aircraft was operated by Pan Am's African division. [26] July 27, 1943 Sikorsky S-42B NC16736 Bermuda Clipper burned out while parked on the Rio Negro at Manaus, Brazil. While parked and fully loaded with passengers and crew, a fire started in the carburetor on engine ...
Also known as "Clipper Juan T. Trippe", it was the second 747 ever built and was purchased by Pan Am on October 3, 1970. Following an accident in 1971, the aircraft continued service with Pan Am until the airline's collapse in 1991. It served as a freighter until 1997 when it was used as a source of spare parts.
The spirit of Pan Am lives on. For passengers eager to relive the days of flying the iconic airline, a charter company will re-create two early routes of the now long-gone carrier.
Pan Am Flight 845/26 was a four-engined Boeing 377 Stratocruiser named Clipper United States and registered as N1032V. It departed Portland International Airport in Oregon on a flight to Honolulu International Airport in Hawaii on March 26, 1955. The aircraft was en route and about 35 miles (56 km) off the Oregon coast when at 11:12 Pacific ...