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Pan Am Airlines - Moscow Flight

Description

Approx. 25 items: exchange of several letters between OC and Harold Gray (Board Chair, Pan American World Airways) ; "Inaugural Flight Certificate" to "certify that Otis Chandler flew aboard PAN AM's direct Jet Clipper Service - New York to Moscow," 7/15/1968 ; other material related to the flight and the new service between NYC and Moscow.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1968 - 1969
Call number
mssLAT
Creator
Los Angeles Times (Firm)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
The Los Angeles Times,
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Bassett, James E., (1912-1978.)
Chandler, Norman, (1899-1973.)
Chandler, Otis, (1927-2006.)
Conrad, Paul, (1924-2010.)
Johnson, W. Thomas, (1941-)
Owens, Charles H.
Associated organizations
Los Angeles Times (Firm).
Los Angeles Times History Center.
Times Mirror Company.
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