Pan American Boeing 314 American Clipper Preview Flight Scrapbook
Charles R. Page was one of a number of guests invited by Pan American Airways to make the preview flight of Pan American Airways Boeing 314, American Clipper, from San Francisco, California, to Auckland, New Zealand. This preview flight took place from August 24 to September 7, 1940. At the time, Page was president of the Fireman's Fund group of fire and casualty insurance companies.
Identifier
NASM.1988.0110
Creator
Page, Charles R.
Date
1940
Provenance
Charles Page, Gift, 1988, 1988-0110, not NASM
Extent
0.1 Cubic feet ((1 scrapbook))
Restrictions
No restrictions on access
General
NASMrev
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Certificates
Clippings
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a scrapbook continuing the detailed personal account of Page's flight. Page recorded daily his impressions of this flight and then supplemented his writings with photographs, newspaper clippings, certificates, and Pan Am publicity materials. Also included is a copy of Wings to the Orient by James G. Stahlman, which is inscribed to Page.
Genre/Form
Certificates
Clippings
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Rights
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Creator
Page, Charles R.
Names
Pan American World Airways, Inc.
Page, Charles R.
Topic
Aeronautics
Air travel
Boeing 314 Clipper Family
Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States
Aeronautics, Commercial
Transpacific flights
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
