U.S. troops departing for the Korean war front aboard a Pan Am flight

Title

U.S. troops departing for the Korean war front aboard a Pan Am flight

Description

Image from page 1 of Traffic & Sales Clipper, Vol. 8, No. 17, Oct. 1950. Caption reads: "Airline luxury for GI's bound for the Korean war zone board a PAA Clipper with rifles, helmets, canteens, and cartridge belts for a fast flight from the West Coast in the world's longest airlift. The GI passengers received the same accommodations, complete with stewardesses, as civilian travelers on the airline's de luxe runs to Hawaii and the Orient." [MATS is an acronym for Military Air Transport Service]

Creator

Pan American World Airways, Inc.

Date

1950-10

Type

Still Image

Identifier

asm03410057620001001

Coverage

1950-1959

Is Part Of

This item is part of object asm03410057620001001. To request this item, use this number to search for it in UM Libraries' Digital Collections.

Files

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Citation

Pan American World Airways, Inc. , “U.S. troops departing for the Korean war front aboard a Pan Am flight,” UM Libraries Digital Exhibits, accessed November 22, 2024, https://scholar.library.miami.edu/digital/items/show/1789.

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