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Pan Am historical film collection delights ‘Movie Night’ goers

Pan Am admirers gathered at SFO’s Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum for a special screening of the iconic airline’s historical film collection and a chance to meet Edward Trippe, recent…

Exclusive: Ed Trippe, son of Pan Am founder: ‘There was only one Mr. Trippe’

We had the pleasure of getting to know Ed Trippe, chairman of The Pan Am Historical Foundation and the son of Juan Trippe, founder of Pan Am. Trippe is a…

Pan Am Historical Foundation donates entire film archive to SFO museum

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2023 A large crowd of aviation enthusiasts gathered at the Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum at SFO to honor this year’s Achievement in Aviation Award recipient Edward…