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JUAN TRIPPE

Juan Terry Trippe with his globe, flying boat over the Statue of Liberty, early Pan Am Fokker land planeJUAN TERRY TRIPPE - FOUNDER OF PAN AM

Juan Trippe boarding a Pan Am B-377 Stratocruiser, 1957

Photos through the decades show founder Juan Terry Trippe, his impact on Pan Am's operations and the commercial aviation industry.

Read more: Juan Trippe Gallery

Airship Hindenburg cutaway by Illustrator L. Ashwell Wood, 1935

Juan Trippe & his wife Betty flew on the airship Hindenburg from Germany in 1936. Photos by Betty Trippe from that journey.

Read more: Hindenburg Journey

Juan Trippe Moments

Juan Trippe Moments: A video honoring Juan T. Trippe and his successes. A glimpse into his life & work dedicated to building Pan Am.

Read more: JTT: Moments

Juan Trippe and Charles Lindbergh at opening of Pan American Field Miami January 1929 (UM Spec Coll photo)

January 3, 1929  WABC radio address by Juan Trippe announcing the opening of Pan American Field in Miami. Photo: with Lindbergh at the event Jan. 9th.

Read more: JTT Speech, 1929

First 707 Flight Idlewild to Paris 1958

Tenth Anniversary of the Jets: "On Oct. 26, 1958...123 people flew into the future and found that it worked. The world has never been the same since."

Read more: Jets: 10 Years On

A note of triumph blogpic

Trippe's 1937 Paris speech before the International Chamber of Commerce describes five years of planning for Pan Am's Martin M-130 China Clipper.

Read more: A Note of Triumph

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