Clipper, Vol. 2, No. 18, August 1, 1944

              PAK AMERICAN
PACIFIC-ALASKA DIVISION
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VOL. 2, NO. 18
Copyright 1944 by Pan American Airways, Inc.
AUG. 1, 1944
Move to Mills Field Underway
NOW IT'S OFFICIALLY P.A. WORLD AIRWAYS
Now it’s officially “PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS.” Vice-President and General Traffic Manager V. E. Chenea announced that in the future all company insignia utilized for advertising purposes will be changed from the present “PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS SYSTEM” to the new global-thinking title.
Vice-President and Chief Engineer Andre Priester has requested that the lettering on all aircraft, loading platforms, buildings, etc., be changed gradually as routine repainting is done.
It’s “eighteen feet of Christianson’s” at TSL now for father Arthur (6’1”) a veteran of seven years has been joined by his two tall, handsome twin sons, Gordon (6’) and Gary (5’11”).
The boys, just 18, have been aviation enthusiasts for years and their room, according to Dad is crowded with model planes and pictures of aircraft.
Gordon and Gary have just finished high school and plan to go to college after the war but their greatest ambition is to fly. It’s been that way ever since Dad joined up with PA A.
Arthur is with the Woodworking Shop and the boys are new members of Cleaning.
^Training Planes and
Industrial Relations Are First to Go South
The long-awaited move to the new base at Mills Field is underway!
First to go, starting last Thursday and Friday, were the training planes and facilities and most of the Industrial Relations Department. Soon to follow are the Navy planes and their shops and finally the Boeing Clippers, the balance of the shops and all other departments.
Movement will be by truck, van and barge and the whole job will be completed in three to four weeks, according to Airways Superintendent Frank McKenzie.
It is a big job, planned to the last detail by Mr. McKenzie and his staff. More than 70 van loads of furniture will have to be shipped and 200 truckloads of equipment. Barges will make many round trips over the bay to Mills.
Facilities at the new base are practically completed with the Marine Railway, last big item, scheduled to be in operation within a few days.
This is the second big move for Pan American’s California base. Established originally at Alameda in 1935 and transferred to Treasure Island in 1939 to a greater base we now move to an “Airline City,” the San Francisco Municipal Airport.
Articles of clothing and similar objects left behind or lost at TSL by those who have moved or who will shortly move to Mills Field may be claimed in the Service Section of the Industrial Relations Department in the Administration Building at Mills.
The tremendous task of reconstruction in Europe and the Orient is expected to require the help of America’s shipping and international air services for at least three to five years following the end of hostilities.