| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NC86520 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 49 Constellation |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed Constellation / Starliner (C-69/C-121) |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed L-749 Constellation |
| C/n (msn): | 749-2503 |
| Operator Titles: | Pan American World Airways - PAA |
| Aircraft Name: | Clipper America |
| Location | |
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| Location: | In Flight |
| Region / Country: | New York, United States |
| Photo Date: | 1 June 1947 to 30 January 1948 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 430379 |
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Leased by Pan Am in 1947, this L-749 made the 'first commercial flight around the world' - New York to San Francisco via Europe and Asia. It completed the circumnavigation as a ferry flight because Pan Am was not allowed to fly domestic services. PAA could carry passengers between foreign cities on the route, however, and it was in the timetable as PA flight 1 and 2 for many years. The Constellation became F-BAZR and F-ZVMV and survives with the Musée the l'Air. Photo from: University of Miami This photo was added on 13 January 2022, and has since been viewed 844 times. |