Travel: Around the World with Pan Am

A somewhat kitschy promotion video from Pan American airways, made in the early 1970s that takes us around the world and back again in less than 25 minutes. The video was most likely produced to showcase how easy it was to travel around the world with Pan Am, take in the sights and then be back again in the afternoon to enjoy tea at the Ritz. If you recognize some of the music cues that are played in the background, they are sourced from several KPM records. The same kind of library music that can be found on many of my music compilations here. Footage provided by the lovely people at The Travel Film Archive.

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Founded Ultra Swank in 2005. Has a crush on Pan Am, Disneyland and the Century 21 Exposition. Lives life as an expat in Barcelona, Spain.

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April 6th, 2010

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  • alameda_clipper

    The Alameda Naval Air Museum (Alameda, CA) will be conducting special events to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the China Clipper's inaugural flight that originated out of PAA's Alameda base. Events will be at the museum on November 21, 2010 and all Pan American Airways fans are cordially invited to attend.

    For more information please contact:

    Kin Robles
    Public Relations Director
    Alameda Naval Air Museum
    http://www.alamedanavalairmuseum.org

  • jamesvaughan

    I miss the big prestigous airlines… after all Pan-Am were the guys who took us to the space station in '2001'.

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