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Do you remember? The site is shuffling the pictures and I can not get them to stay in the correct space FLYING THE ATLANTIC DURING THE LATE 1930s.......... What It Was Like Aboard A Pan-Am Clipper… Clipper passengers took their meals at real tables, not their seats. For most travelers in the 21st century, flying is a dreary experience, full of inconvenience, indignity, and discomfort. That wasn't the case in the late 1930s, when those with the money to afford trans-oceanic flight got to take the Boeing Model 314, better known as the Clipper. Even Franklin Roosevelt used the plane, celebrating his 61st birthday on board. Between 1938 and 1941, Boeing built 12 of the jumbo planes for Pan American World Airways. The Clipper had a range of 3,500 miles — enough to cross either the Atlantic or Pacific, with room for 74 passengers onboard. Of course, modern aviation offers an amazing first class experience (and it's a whole lot safer), but nothing in the air today matches the romanticism of crossing the oceans in the famed Clipper. The nickname Clipper came from an especially fast type of sailing ship used in the 19th century. The ship analogy was appropriate, as the Clipper landed on the water, not runways. Here's a diagram of the different areas of the plane.  On the Pan Am flights, passengers had access to dressing rooms and a dining salon that could be converted into a lounge or bridal suite.  The galley served up meals catered from four-star hotels. If you want to sit at a table to eat with other people these days, you have to fly in a private jet. There was room for a crew of 10 to serve as many as 74 passengers.  On overnight flights, the 74 seats could be turned into 40 bunks for comfortable sleeping. The bunk beds came with curtains for privacy.  On the 24-hour flights across the Atlantic, crew members could conk out on these less luxurious cots.  Unlike some modern jets that come with joysticks, the Clipper had controls that resembled car steering wheels.  Navigating across the oceans required more manpower in the air.  The lavatory wasn't too fancy, but it did have a urinal — something you never see in today's commercial jets, where space is at a premium.  The ladies lounge had stools where female passengers could sit and do their makeup.  |
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The difference between flying back then and now is so different. The focus seems to have shifted from comfort to profits. Linda xxx
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My Grand Mother told me about this. Wouldn't be great to have it like that again?
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Sure does make me remember. Nope sorry Pal the closest I flew in anything like this was an Airbus going to New Zealand then Australia to drop off parts and people for the Ships that were on Deployment back in 2000. Hugs V Become a blog watcher sweet_vm
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I am not old enough to have done this but I remember the way the stewardesses dressed clear back to TWA models who wore white gloves. I did travel cross country in a vista cruiser train with an elegant dining car and sleeping berths (Virtual Symposium Group) use Virtual Symposium Group
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I only flew one time a plane when I was five years old and have never flew again. Great information I found it very interesting and great pictures as well, thanks so much and have a terrific Thursday.. Seduce the mind and see what a wonderful adventure the body will take you on.. 
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The difference between flying back then and now is so different. The focus seems to have shifted from comfort to profits. Linda xxx
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My Grand Mother told me about this. Wouldn't be great to have it like that again?
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Sure does make me remember. Nope sorry Pal the closest I flew in anything like this was an Airbus going to New Zealand then Australia to drop off parts and people for the Ships that were on Deployment back in 2000. Hugs V 
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I am not old enough to have done this but I remember the way the stewardesses dressed clear back to TWA models who wore white gloves. I did travel cross country in a vista cruiser train with an elegant dining car and sleeping berths
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I only flew one time a plane when I was five years old and have never flew again. Great information I found it very interesting and great pictures as well, thanks so much and have a terrific Thursday..
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Great look into our past, my friend! I've seen the Clipper in WWII movies and those of the 40's .
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