Pan American clipper, Vol. 24, No. 3, June 1965

              Early B ird Transm its P ilo t Voices
P rin ts of photographs taken at London A irp o rt th is m orning of passengers boarding P an American A irw ays F lig h t 103 at London A irp o rt Ju n e 9 were distributed to them when they arrived a t JF K th a t sam e a fte r­ noon — seven hours and 3,600 miles away. The pictu res w ere tra n sm it­ ted from London to New York via the E arly B ird Communica­ tions S atellite in a unique dem onstration of th e potential application of earth -o rb itin g satellites to airlin e communi­ cations. The photo facsim ile equip­ ment used fo r the dem onstra­ tion was fu rn ish ed by M uirhead Instrum ents Co. and RCA Com­ m unications Inc. P an Am also used th e satellite for voice com m unication w ith the a irc ra ft when it was aloft over th e A tlantic. Vice P re si­ dent-Com m unications W. Waldo Lynch, on th e 49th floor of the Pan Am B uilding in m idtown M anhattan, and C aptain D arrell L. Rogers, on the flight deck of Jet Clipper 103, renam ed Jet Clipper E arly B ird fo r the occa­ sion, discussed w eath er condi­ tions. It was the first tim e such two-way contact has been estab ­ lished w ith an a irc ra ft in flight through an o rb itin g satellite. Via E arly Bird, in statio n ary orbit 22,300 miles above the Equator, P an Am also in itiated and confirmed sim ulated airline and hotel reservations between (Continued on Page 11)

Global Cargo Runs To Be a New 'First'
Pan American Airways will record another aviation “first” on July 1 when it inaugurates scheduled round-theworld all-cargo jet services tieing 17 of the world’s major industrial centers to what in effect will be a global freight conveyor belt.
J u s t as P an Am introduced the first round-the-w orld p as­ senger service in June, 1947, its je t fre ig h te rs will be th e first to gird the ea rth w ith all­ cargo flights criss-crossing the globe both eastbound and w est­ bound. “R ound-the-w orld je t fre ig h t­ er flights will open up new op­ p o rtu n ities fo r prom otion of A m erican exports to th e w orld’s m ajor in d u strial centers and will serve as an im p o rtan t tool in the n atio n ’s efforts to ease the balance of paym ents prob­ lem,” H arold L. Graham , Vice P resident-C argo Sales said. T he firs t ro u n d -th e -w o rld flight will head w estbound from San F rancisco a t 9:45 p.m. Thursday, Ju ly 1, and will a r ­ rive 79 hours and 5 m inutes la te r in New York a fte r stops a t Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Bangkok, New Delhi, K arachi, B eirut, Vienna, M unich, S tu tt­ g art, F ra n k fu rt, London, Shan­ non and New York. (Continued on Page 3)

Seek OK On Hop to Canary Is.
P an A m erican A irw ays re­ cently asked the Civil A eronau­ tics Board to add th e C anary Islands to its in tern atio n al route system. H arold E. Gray, P resid en t of P an Am, said th a t P an Am would provide direct je t service to the C anary Islands on two of its routes. The service would be offered over P an Am’s midA tlantic route between Miami, San Ju a n and points in South­ ern Europe, and over the c a rri­ e r’s route between New York and points in A frica. P an Am is prep ared to begin the new je t service as soon as necessary governm ent approv­ als have been obtained. C aptain Gray said th a t P an Am’s studies, w hich have been conducted over a num ber of years, and personal visits to the islands, indicate th a t the Ca­ naries will prove one of the (Continued on Page 9)

MOST UNBELIEVABLE PICTURE we’ve seen in many an issue is this photo of a lady bagpiper and a hen. For their story, see page 9.

Love Finds a Way With Help of PAA
F ran ce loves lovers. B ut if the altar-bound couple happen to be foreigners, red tape can tie them up worse th a n Gulliver. So it was w ith Rene A rea of Special Services, P aris, a T urk who fell in love w ith a German girl, M arianne Strenlow . To com plicate things fu rth e r, Miss Strenlow w ent to Los Angeles to work. Sublo P rivileges came to the rescue. A rea was able to fly all the way to Los Angeles, m arry his M arianne a t the cost of a simple $2 license, and fly his bride back to P aris w ith no legal com plications. Toujours l’amour sublo!

A. Beakful
This issue isn’t exactly for the birds, but our alert readers will note that a Falcon, hen, Canary and some chicks are featured on the front page— and let’s not forget Early Bird.

Exec-Jet Flies In, And It's 'Real Boss'

TAKING AN OLD FASHIONED WALK in front of the New Pan Am sales office in Berlin’s brand-new Europa House skyscraper are nine pretty Pan Am representatives, hostesses for the opening reception attended by more than 100 government and press offi­ cials. From left to right: Karin Arndt, IGS stewardess; Rosemary Wolfgram, IGS stewardess; Johanna Harold, IGS stewardess; Isabel Gabriel, Berlin Sales; Mariane Kopp, IGS stewardess; Miling Chang, Berlin Reservations; Ursula Schuh, IGS stewardess; Mariko Tamaki, Frankfurt Intercontinental Hotel; Margit Roehm, IGS stewardess.