Clipper Friendship trip to South America

Title
Clipper Friendship trip to South America
Creator
Pan American World Airways, Inc. Latin American Division
Institution
TCU
Link
https://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/54581
Description
Photo of a clipper being christened. On reverse: "Argentine President's Wife Christens Clipper Mrs. Juan D. Peron, wife of the president of Argentina, christens Pan American World Airways' double-deck Clipper Friendship with champagne at ceremonies held in Buenos Aires (July 4). The christening ceremonies were held at Pistarini airport before a crowd of 20,000 persons and members of the group of U.S. publishers, editors and government officials who arrived in the Argentine capital on a pre-inaugural flight previewing PAA's super-deluxe El Presidente service. Shown left to right: Captain George Fly, who flew the Clipper from Rio de Janeiro to Buenos Aires; Raul Margueirat, chief of protocol for the Argentine government; Juan T. Trippe, president of PAA; and Mrs. Peron."
Date
1950-07-04
Decade
1950s
Subjects
Aviation
Pan American World Airways (Pan Am)
Air travel
Clipper flights
Peron, Juan
Trippe, Juan T.
Argentina
Source
Box 264, Pan American Airways - World Airways Clipper Friendship to South America, 1950 Folder, Item 011
Type
Image
Formats
10x8 Photo
Rights
Prior written permission from TCU Special Collections required to use any document or photograph

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