Pan Am Jet Aircraft
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1950s Artist rendition of a Boeing 707 in the piston livery. The blue globe livery was adopted prior to the arrival of Pan Am's first jets.
1950s Artist rendition of a Boeing 707 in the piston livery. The blue globe livery was adopted prior to the arrival of Pan Am's first jets.
An early Pan Am 707 in-flight with pipe noise deflectors on the back of each engine.
1960s A Pan Am 707 taking off from Berlin flies over a monument to the Berlin Airlift.
A night shot of a Pan Am 707.
1974 A Pan Am 707 transits Fairbanks, Alaska en route to Tokyo, Japan.
1966 February Ffour Pan Am 707s parked on the ramp at Paris Orly Airport.
1960s A Pan Am 707 parked in front of the International Arrivals Building at JFK Airport in New York.
1965 Four Pan Am 707 Clippers parked on the ramp in Frankfurt, Germany.
1965 The interior of a cargo 707 with a pallet at the forward loading door
A Pan Am 707 & 747 side by side.
Three Pan Am 707 tails on the ramp in Detroit.
A close up shot of a 747 tail.
A night shot of a Pan Am 747 at the gate at Hanada Airport in Tokyo with ground vehicles moving about to service the aircraft.
A Pan Am 747 under construction in Seattle shows the forward cargo door partially open.
A Pan Am 747 lifting off.
A Pan Am 747 in-flight.
1969 The mighty engines on the left wing of A Pan Am 747.
Pan Am Boeing 707 tail number N427PA Clipper Crystal Palace seen from rear on a rainy day, Washington Dulles ramp January 2, 1979.
Pan Am 707 tail number N427PA Clipper Crystal Palace on the ramp at Washington Dulles Airport, January 2, 1979.
1970s Pan Am 707 tail number N401PA Clipper Dauntless on the ramp at Washington Dulles Airport.
1970s One Pan Am 727 about to land while another prepares for takeoff at Berlin Tempelhof Airport.
1970s An early morning shot of Pan Am 727-100 aircraft awaiting passengers at Berlin Tempelhof Airport.
Pan Am Boeing 707 tail number N433PA Clipper Glad Tidings pulling up to the gate at New York JFK Airport November 24, 1978.
A ramp shot of Pan Am Boeing 707 tail number N715PA Clipper Liberty Bell.
Pan Am Boeing 707 tail number N761PA Clipper Friendship in the hanger for overhaul.
1972 Pan Am Boeing 707 tail number N710 Clipper Caroline departs for the last time in Pan Am colors. The aircraft had been sold to Turkish Airlines.
November 1978 Pan Am Boeing 707 tail number N895PA Clipper Herald of the Morning arriving at a gate at Pan Am's WorldPort Terminal at New York, JFK.
1976 August Pan Am Boeing 707 tail number N791PA Clipper Fidelity taxiing at Washington Dulles Airport.
November 1978 Pan Am Boeing 707 tail number N433PA Clipper Glad Tidings taxis to Pan Am's WorldPort Terminal at New York JFK. This picture was taken from the 4th floor roof top parking / observation deck of the WorldPort.
October 1979 Pan Am Boeing 707 tail number N885PA Clipper Northern Light on the ramp at Washington Dulles Airport.
October 1979 Pan Am Boeing 707 tail number N885PA Clipper Northern Light on the ramp at Washington Dulles Airport.
A night shot of Pan Am Boeing 707 tail number N715PA Clipper Liberty Bell.
October 1979 Pan Am Boeing 707 tail number N885PA Clipper Northern Light on the ramp at Washington Dulles Airport.
1950s The original First Class lounge on A Pan Am Boeing 707. The lounge was located just behind the forward boarding door across from the forward lavatories & galley.
August 1976 Interior shot of Pan Am Boeing 707 tail number N404PA. This aircraft was in an all economy charter service configuration with 180 seats.
December 1978 a Pan Am Boeing 707 First Class cabin with 24 seats; 6 rows with 4 across; 2 seats on either side of the aisle.
December 1978 a Pan Am Boeing 707 First Class cabin with 24 seats looking forward from the front of the economy section through First Class to the forward cockpit door.
May 1978 the rear galley looking forward on a Pan Am Boeing 707. This galley was used to serve economy class customers.
December 1978 First Class cabin bulkhead art on Pan Am Boeing 707 tail number N886PA.
January 1979 economy class bulkhead artwork. This fabric representation of a clipper ship's sails appeared on the right side bulkhead behind first class at the front of the economy cabin.
May 1979 economy class bulkhead artwork. This fabric artwork appeared on the right side bulkhead behind first class at the front of the economy cabin.
January 1979 A side view of Economy Class seats on a Pan Am Boeing 707.
December 1978 The back area of the economy cabin on Pan Am Boeing 707 tail number N886PA.
January 1979 the rear portion of the Economy Class cabin just forward of the right side rear galley on a Pan Am Boeing 707.
January 1979 A side view of Economy Class seats on a Pan Am Boeing 707.
May 1979 A Pan Am Boeing 707 in an all economy charter service configuration.
May 1979 The rear service area of a Pan Am Boeing 707. In the far back are lavatory doors. In the middle on the right is a folding crew jumpseat by the rear passenger door. In the forward rigth is an auxiliary galley placed across from the main rear galley which can be partially seen in the forward left. The auxiliary galley was needed for the all charter configuration which featured 180 economy seats.
August 1981 The forward cabin of a Pan Am Boeing 707 in an all economy configuration with 180 seats. In front of the Clipper Ship bulkhead artwork is the forward galley and two lavatories. In the front center isthe door to the cockpit and to the left the passenger door.
August 1981 The rear galley of a Pan Am Boeing 707 with the galley service door slightly ajar.
August 1981 The forward service area of a Pan Am Boeing 707. Located on the forward right side of the cabin is a double galley with a small service door in between. Forward of the galley are two lavatories.
August 1981 A Pan Am Boeing 707 in an all economy charter service configuration with 180 seats. This photograph was taken from the forward boarding door just by the cockpit and shows the whole cabin all the way to the rear lavatories.
August 1981 The rear section of the cabin of a Pan Am Boeing 707 in an all economy configuration with 180 seats.
August 1981 The artwork on the rear bulkheads in the economy cabin of a Pan Am 707 were a stylized version of the famous Pan Am globe logo.
1960s A Pan Am 707 in-flight.
1950s An early post card picture of a Pan Am 707 in-flight.
1950s An early post card picture of a Pan Am 707 in-flight.
1960s A Pan Am 707 in-flight.
1960s A Pan Am Boeing 720 taxiing at Miami. The 720 was a smaller and faster version of the 707.
1960s A Pan Am DC 8 taxiing at Miami Airport.
DC8 at PHL airport
1973, November, Pan Am Boeing 727-100 tail number N339PA landing at Berlin. The aircraft is painted with blue titles on the fuselage. Pan Am experimented with blue titles on several aircraft in 1973 but decided to keep black lettering. In the 1980s Pan Am would adopt much larger blue lettering on aircraft. This photos is courtesy of Peter Seemann and Airliners.net.
1960s A twilight shot of the Pan Am WorldPort Terminal at New York JFK airport. Aircraft parked nose in so the extended roof could protect passengers from rain & snow. The idea for this design came from Berlin's Tempelhof Airport that offered passengers a completely covered ramp area.
1966, December, A Pan Am Boeing 727-100 tail number N320PA sits on the ramp at New York JFK Airport. This photo is courtesy of John Heggblom and can also be seen on Airliners.net
1966, December, A Pan Am Douglas DC8 tail number N817PA sits on the ramp at New York JFK Airport. This photo is courtesy of John Heggblom and can also be seen on Airliners.net
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