Let’s go flying. . .

FUN WITH MAPS – ISSUE 2021-44 DAILY FEATURE:

By Steve Kovacs (Introduction by Chuck Gibson)

LOVELAND, OH (March 8, 2021) – In Issue 2021-44 of Steve Kovacs Fun with Maps, we take to the air in the early days of international flight.

Glamorous Skies

Pan American Airways incorporated in 1927 on this day.  Pan Am was the primary US airline serving foreign destinations until its collapse in 1991.

Pan Am traces its roots to serving the Caribbean, Central and South America from US gateways cities. 

Pan Am mostly utilized flying boats or Clippers in its early days.  It rapidly grew during the glamour days of air travel, reaching its peak just before the oil crisis of 1973.

Have you flown on Pan Am?

Here is a Pan Am Caribbean route map from the 1950s.

Steve Kovacs and his wife Theresa reside in Loveland, Ohio where they raised their two children. He is a passionate collector of antique maps.

Visit his antique map boutique world-on-paper online. Watch for his daily feature Steve Kovacs: Antique Maps & Fun Facts here on Loveland Beacon.