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This collection consists of a passenger log book, issued by Pan American Airways (Pan Am) to passenger Richard F. Bradley on the occasion of the inaugural passenger flight of the Trans-Pacific Route, October 21--November 4, 1936.

Identifier

NASM.XXXX.0916

Creator

Pan American Airways Corporation

Date

1936

Provenance

Unknown, material found in collection, NASM.XXXX.0916.

Extent

0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a passenger log book, issued by Pan American Airways (Pan Am) to passenger Richard F. Bradley on the occasion of the inaugural passenger flight of the Trans-Pacific Route, October 21--November 4, 1936. The log book, which is in a cardboard slipcase, measures 4 by 6.5 inches and has a black leather cover that is embossed in gold with the Pan Am logo and Bradley's name. Inside the log book are 22 gold-edged pages including a page presenting the book to Bradley, signed by Juan Terry Trippe; a map of the Trans-Pacific Route including mileage between each stop; a brief history of the Trans-Pacific Route; a description of the Hawaii Clipper; journal pages for each segment of the trip, filled in by Bradley; a page of crew autographs including Captain Edwin C. Musick, First Officer H. E. Gray, and Navigator Fred. J. Noonan; two pages for autographs, presumably of other passengers and crew, including Clara Adams, Thomas Fortune Ryan, III, Charles E. Bartley, and Alfred B. Bennett; a page for the passenger's identification coupon to which Bradley's coupon is attached; and two pages for photographs, which are blank.

Arrangement note

Collection is a single item.

Rights

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Citation

Pan American Airways (Pan Am) Passenger Log Book [Bradley], NASM.XXXX.0916, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Topics

Aeronautics

Airlines

Type

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