Enduring Legacy · Story
JTT's Assistant
Pan Am anthologies have always been very popular and this book is still one of the best!
A chapter written by Kathleen Clair,
"Juan Trippe's Assistant"
From the book Pan American World Airways: Aviation History in the Words of its People pp. 4-6
used with permission from authors James Patrick Baldwin and Jeff Kriendler, with Leslie Giles
Now available - Kindle & paperback
No. 37
Touching the Past
Sitting in the pilot's seat of a Boeing B-314, the author imagines Captain Ford preparing the Pacific Clipper for "The Long Way Home" after Pearl Harbor stranded his crew in New Zealand.
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No. 26
Pan Am 103 Memorials
On December 21, 1988, a bomb destroyed Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. For more than 30 years, strong communities have made sure its legacy is not only loss and sorrow.
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No. 1
A Debt to Ed Musick
Pan Am pilot Ed Musick was careful, capable and attentive. On the anniversary of the Samoan Clipper's loss in January 1938, we look at how his achievements shaped the piloting profession.
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