Even the seasoned air travelers of the cabin crew were surprised by the 707’s power. Jay Koren, who would eventually publish a memoir about his 40 years of service with Pan Am, was called in to ...

It took off for the first time on December 20, 1957, and Pan Am operated the first commercial flight on October 26, 1958, when its Boeing 707 named "Clipper America" took off from New York's ...

In Vietnam, war still rages. On April 12, a Pan Am 707 lands in Detroit, Michigan, carrying the People's Republic of China's world champion table tennis team for a series of matches and tours in ...