Episode 33 --- How Pan Am Changed The World

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Episode 33 --- How Pan Am Changed The World

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Jan 14, 2021

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The spectacular rise and fall of Pan Am from flying boats to 747s. International best-selling author and former Pan Am captain Robert Gandt gives me the inside scoop on Pan American World Airways, from its humble beginnings to global empire.

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Jan 14, 2021

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