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Clipper Friendship trip to South America
Pan American World Airways, Inc. Latin American Division
Pan American World Airways, Inc. Latin American Division
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1950-07-04
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Aviation
Pan American World Airways (Pan Am)
Air travel
Clipper flights
Peron, Juan
Trippe, Juan T.
Argentina
Pan American World Airways (Pan Am)
Air travel
Clipper flights
Peron, Juan
Trippe, Juan T.
Argentina
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Photo of a clipper being christened. On reverse: "Argentine President's Wife Christens Clipper Mrs. Juan D. Peron, wife of the president of Argentina, christens Pan American World Airways' double-deck Clipper Friendship with champagne at ceremonies held in Buenos Aires (July 4). The christening ceremonies were held at Pistarini airport before a crowd of 20,000 persons and members of the group of U.S. publishers, editors and government officials who arrived in the Argentine capital on a pre-inaugural flight previewing PAA's super-deluxe El Presidente service. Shown left to right: Captain George Fly, who flew the Clipper from Rio de Janeiro to Buenos Aires; Raul Margueirat, chief of protocol for the Argentine government; Juan T. Trippe, president of PAA; and Mrs. Peron."