Pan Am: Crossing the Pacific
Another Ocean
Season 1 Episode 3 of 3
Defying the sceptics, Trippe and his Pan Am colleagues build an airway to Asia. Leuteritz's radio direction finders point the way, and Sikorsky's latest flying boat, the S-42, pioneers the route. Two years later, Pan Am introduces service from New York to London, forging the last link in a chain of airways encircling the globe. Part three of three
Pan Am: Crossing the Pacific airs on PBS America at 11:50 AM, Sunday 29 June. (Subtitles.)
Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
History