Pan American clipper, Vol. 6, No. 47, June 1948

              PAN AMERICAN
Clipper
ATLANTIC DIVISION
Read on four continents and four islands in between
VOLUME 6
JUNE, 1948
NUMBER 47
Captain Sam Miller Named Chief Pilot
Captain Samuel H. Miller has been appointed chief pilot of the Atlantic Division according to an announcement by Captain Harry Fleming, operations manager. He replaces Captain Hugh Gordon who has been transferred to the Pacific-Alaska Division for re-assignment.
Captain Sam Miller
Assistant chief pilot, Europe, for the past year, Captain Miller has been in charge of PAA’s fleet of DC-3’s operating from London to Vienna and Munich.
A native of Indiana, Captain Miller was graduated in 1938 from the University of Indiana where he set three world records as a track star. After graduation, he entered the U.S. Army Air Corps as a cadet, and upon being commissioned a second lieutenant, he remained at Randolph Field as a flight instructor.
Captain Miller joined Pan American as a co-pilot in May,. 1940, at Brownsville, Texas. The following October, he and one other co-pilot were assigned to a series of survey flights over Northern Guatemala which preceded the development of Aerovias de Guatemala Airlines.
After receiving his Airline Transport Pilot’s rating in Brownsville, Captain Miller was transferred to the Atlantic Division in June, 1941, where he remained until August, 1942. Then he went back to the Western Division where he won his captaincy. A year later, Captain Miller was assigned to New Orleans where he took part in survey flights to Balboa using the B-307.
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JOE RAVIOL, T. J. ROBERTS
COMPLETE DECADE WITH PAA
Thomas J. Roberts, master co-pilot, and Joseph Raviol, food service supervisor, received two-starred wing-and-world pins during Ma/ to mark the completion of 10 years with Pan American.
Raviol, who was born in Genoa,
LGA line Crew Sets Month’s Record For On-Time Departures
Pan American's line crew at LaGuardia Field, under the supervision of Stanley Zedalis, achieved a remarkable record for on-time departures during the month of April, according to a report by Ray de Haan, LGA station manager.
During this 30-day period the LGA line crew handled a total of 324 departures — 147 for the Atlantic Division, 1 1 1 for the Latin American Division, and 84 others, including Sabena, BOAC, FAMA, and other foreign line departures.
The line crew handles ALL LAD aircraft services at North Beach, consisting of transits, line checks, and occasional terminal services, and thus is solely responsible for the delivery of these aircraft on the line for on-time departures. Out of the total of 1 1 1 LAD departures, only two were delayed maintenance-wise, and both of these delays were of an unavoidable nature.
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JOE RAVIOL (cen- f ter) receives a letter of congratulation on the completion of 10 years with PAA from Captain HORACE BROCK (right), Division manager, while C. C. SNOWDON, superintendent of transportation services, smiles his approval.
Mr.
Italy, was educated at St. Joseph College in Genoa. He served with the Royal Italian Air Force in 1917 and 1918, became a purser for the Italian line, then worked as captain, assistant manager and manager for some of the best known hotels and clubs in the United States.
On May 5, 1938, Mr. Raviol joined PAA at Miami as a steward. A year later he was a member of the crew for the first transatlantic mail crossing and he was assigned to 35 of PAA's first 100 transatlantic crossings. At Baltimore Airport he once unexpectedly was host to the late King George of Greece at an impromptu tea prior to the monarch's departure by Clipper for England.
Mr. Raviol has flown as crew member on most types of Pan American aircraft including the Commodore, S40, S42, S43, B314, DC4, and the L49. Prior to his present assignment he served as flight service superintendent and District passenger service supervisor. He speaks English, Italian, French, Spanish and Portuguese fluently.
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