Pan American World Airways Timeline of Events

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Pan American World Airways

Pan American World Airways, commonly known as Pan Am, was the principal and largest international air carrier in the United States from 1927 until its collapse on December 4, 1991...

Timeline of Events

1958

10.26.1958

Pan American Airways makes the first commercial flight of the Boeing 707 from New York City to Paris, France.

1963

12.8.1963

Pan Am Flight 214, a Boeing 707, is struck by positive lightning and crashes near Elkton, Maryland, United States, killing all 81 people on board.

1991

12.4.1991

Captain Mark Pyle pilots ''Clipper Goodwill'', a Pan American World Airways Boeing 727-221ADV, to Miami International Airport ending 64 years of Pan Am operations.