[Milsurplus] Pan Am radio equipment

[mstangelo at comcast.net]

Wikipedia states the Marine Air Terminal 'remains the only active terminal dating from the first generation of passenger travel in the United States-the :"Golden age of the flying boat." '

The old TWA terminal at JFK Airport is a remnant of the "Golden Age" of jet travel:

<<A href="http://sz0121.wc.mail.comcast.net/zimbra/h/http://sz0121.wc.mail.comcast.net/zimbra/h/www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/TWA_at_New_York.html">http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/TWA_at_New_York.html>

Does anyone know if there are terminals of the earlier era's at any other airports?

In the early 1960's a friend of my father arranged a tour of the TWA facilities at the then named New York International "Idlewind" Airport. I was only 10 years old and I vividly remember it. We got on board a 707 as the passengers were boarding. The passengers were dressed up and the cockpit had the atmosphere of a cocktail lounge. The captain and first officer introduced themselves to me and shook my hand. Very impressive. We then got to go into the control tower. We weren't allowed onto the top floor where the controllers were working but got up to the floor beneath. We then took a tour of the hanger. I remember that, amongst the high tech equipment and engines, an elderly tailor was hunched over a sewing machine working on the cabin seat upholstery.

Times have changed.

Mike N2MS

----- Original Message -----
From: B. Smith 
To: Milsurplus 
Sent: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 02:00:27 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Pan Am radio equipment



Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Pan Am radio equipment

In 1991 I  was waiting for my passengers in the  LaGuardia   "Marine Air
Terminal"  a.k.a.  "MAT" which was home to the  Clipper's in the 30's and
40's, I set outside the side entrance -- and if I walked around the corner 
of the
terminal building I could see the bay and the dock area where the Clippers 
tied up , I  sat there  and watched  them take down the last  Blue Globe Pan 
Am signs for  Pan Am's  East Coast  shuttle service  and post the Delta 
signs and that was it, the last flights for Pan American Airways.  A sad
day, an end or an era.  I guess Pan AM  should have stuck with air 
transportation  and what they knew best and  stayed away from hotels and 
golf courses. etc.
Pan Am pilots were my hero's the best of the best.

73
breck k4che

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRWL6bbX0Wo
Still shots at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/juggernautco/1348531752/
history
http://www.everythingpanam.com/History.html

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