PAA | 1932

from the 90 Years Ago Series by Eric Hobson

Pan American Airways Logo c. 1930s

 

JANUARY 1932

Clippers 1920s 30s blog

"The Term 'Clipper' in The Early Years of 20th-century Aviation"
 “A Hard Day/Night Flight”
 "Highest Operating Efficiency"
"Bond on the Bund: Shanghai, China"


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 FEBRUARY 1932

View from houseboat terminal Dinner Key with Pan Am Art Deco terminal under construction 1932 blog

"A Pan Am Transition"
"Basil Brings Aid"
"Pan Am Expands in Mexico"
"News from Brownsville"
"Rescued by Capt. Musick and Crew"

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 MARCH 1932

PAHF Havana Brochure and SDASM flying boat blog

"A Colleague in Crisis"
"Pilot Seniority Lists"
"Pan Am Capt. Humphrey W. “Humph” Toomey"
"A New Pan Am Milestone - March 1932"

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APRIL 1932

1932 April Pan Am Air Freight images

“It Just Got Cheaper”
“Come In Baranquilla, Miami Speaking”
The Important Work of Maintenance and Airmail”
“New Stationery = More Airmail Customers"
“For The Books!”  

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MAY 1932

Cubana Ford at Rancho Boyeros Airport Havana blog

“Pan Am Buys Columbia’s Paper Airline”
“Another Month, Another Acquisition”
“Big Birds On the Miami-Buenos Aires Flyway”
“Fashion, Feathers, and Film: Air Express Takes Off”  

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 JUNE 1932

Pan Am Surveying Trees in Belize 1932  blog

“Even Faster Air Mail”
“Counting Trees in Belize”
“A Hot Bet on a Cold Prospect"
“Clippers Spread their Wings South”
“The Curious Flock to Dinner Key”

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JULY 1932

Day Trip for Cocktails in Havana blog
“Day Tripping to Havana”
“Stars, Bars and Salaries”
“And The Canal Zone Goes To?”
“Record Flight"

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AUGUST 1932

Pan Ams New Routes in 1932 

“Another First: Stowaway”
“Numbers Tell the Story”
“PAA’s ‘Iron Horse’ — G.J. Ekstrom”
“A Wing & A Prayer”

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SEPTEMBER 1932

Sept 1932 Capt. Toomey and Pan Am Shipment of Yeast to Brazil 1932

“Rising to Allay Brazil’s Yeast Panic”
“Happy Anniversaries”
“Down, But Not Out”
“Pan Am’s First Hijacking”

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OCTOBER 1932

October 1932 Caribbean Hurricane Season 

“Precious Cargo”
“Armored Car with Wings”
“Nassau’s Mail Drop”
"Will Rogers & Pan Am"
“Keys Are Key” 

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NOVEMBER 1932

Pan Am Commodore by Roger Jarman photo by Alastair Robertson

Photo: Pan Am Commodore NC659M model by Roger Jaman, and Alastair Robertson, Photographer
“$3.75 Million Committed”
“Racing Cuban Bulls” on Pan Am's Fifth Airmail Anniversary”
“Flying into Devastation”
“Early Sloganeering” 

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DECEMBER 1932
1932 New Years in Havana blog

“Dinner Key’s 1932 Build Out”
“First Double Wedding in the Air”
“Flying Down To Rio Premiere”
“Christmas Crews Away from Home”
“The 1932 New Year's Report” 

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