Home
Search Site
About MultiEducator
The Colonies
For Educators
World Timeline
Election Central
NationbyNation
Primary Source Documents
20th Century Almanac
Aviation History
Navy History
Railroad History
America's Wars
Biographies

Amistadt

Civics

History of Israel
Other Links
About Historycentral
Advertise
Contact US

?

The History of Aviation


The Golden Years

1939 Passenger Service Across the Atlantic

On May 20th Pan Am began regulary scheduled air service across the Atlantic. The flight took three days and included stops at the Azores, Lisbon and maisailles, terminating in Southhanmpton. The British began weekly service on August 11th. Pan Ma soon cut the flight time to 27 hours by flying via the North Atlantic weather permitted. Pan Am flew Boeing 314 flying boats.

2004 Multieducator, Inc. All rights reserved
Report Problems here.