Clipper Friendship trip to South AmericaShow full item record
Title | Clipper Friendship trip to South America |
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Author | Pan American World Airways, Inc. Latin American Division |
Date | 1950-07-04 |
Description | 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." |
Link | https://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/54581 |
Subject | Aviation
Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) Air travel Clipper flights Peron, Juan Trippe, Juan T. Argentina |
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- Amon G. Carter, Sr. Collection [19320]
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