1950s The Wonderful Jet World of Pan American

Decade: 1950

01:00:25 - 01:04:47
Spinning world globe, across map of Asia, sub-continent, Africa, Europe, North America. Dusty yellow sunset over black ground, seagulls in flight, small turtle crawling across sand. Small boy climbs over fence in brightly lit countryside, walks through yellow flowered field, silhouetted boy runs across field. Boy’s feet as he walks through stream, boy looking at grass, nature.
White eggs in nest. Pan Am passenger plane landing at airport at dusk, red sky in background.
1950s American traffic, vintage cars, men and women arriving at work. Tele-printer, communications equipment, unusual, futuristic for the 50s. Women writing on white board, fashions. Flight controller... Read more 01:00:25 - 01:04:47
Spinning world globe, across map of Asia, sub-continent, Africa, Europe, North America. Dusty yellow sunset over black ground, seagulls in flight, small turtle crawling across sand. Small boy climbs over fence in brightly lit countryside, walks through yellow flowered field, silhouetted boy runs across field. Boy’s feet as he walks through stream, boy looking at grass, nature.
White eggs in nest. Pan Am passenger plane landing at airport at dusk, red sky in background.
1950s American traffic, vintage cars, men and women arriving at work. Tele-printer, communications equipment, unusual, futuristic for the 50s. Women writing on white board, fashions. Flight controller drawing out flights on writing board.

01:04:47 - 01:10:10
Man giving seminar to flight staff, teacher showing how flight equipment works, man using switchboard.
Men in overalls working on plane engine, man using x-ray machine to scan plane parts. Technology, scientific. Men working, repairing switchboards, control panels, airplane equipment, flight equipment. Man in brown uniform speaking into microphone.
Maintenance sheet with scribbles on it. Man unlocking locker, smartening himself up, getting ready for work.
Men drinking coffee share conversation, man smokes cigarette.
Maintenance man pulls flight hangar doors open. Large Pan Am passenger plane being towed from hanger.
Maintenance men in overalls begin tending to the plane, examining plane, engine, fuselage, wheels, repairs to plane.
Maintenance men co-ordinating tasks, men talking into headphones. Flaps of plane being tested, large jet engine, tail pipe of engine.

01:10:10 - 01:15:00
Mechanics working on aircraft, preparing aircraft for take-off.
Black car parks, pilot driving car, gets out of smart car and lights cigarette, pilot signing in. Flight plan, flight crew briefing room, flight attendants in uniform.
Rolex clock on wall, ticket stubs.
Officer looking at customers, passengers handing over flight tickets with Pan America sign in background.
Family arriving at airport, checking in with luggage, smiling. 1950s American family.
Hand using telephone, airplane gear stick, Pan Am plane taxiing. View from plane window as plane taxies around.

01:15:00 - 01:20:25
American family in passenger lounge at airport waiting to board plane, happy faces, Rolex clock on wall.
View from cockpit of plane. Plane taxies around, flight crew waving plane into position.
Fuel pump being tied into plane, luggage being loaded onto plane via loading truck.
Pan Am plane, flight crew preparing the inside of plane for take-off, pilot climbing into cockpit, passenger climbing plane steps, boarding plane. 1950s fashion.
Cockpit crew going through checklist before take-off.
Instrument panel, switches etc, passengers taking seats, smiling cabin crew.
Pilot’s hands on controls, switching dials. Pilot speaking into radio asking permission to take off. Control room. Flight controller speaking into microphone.

01:20:25 - 01:25:40
Pan Am plane taxiing for final take-off procedure. View from plane window, passengers smiling, plane picks up speed, smiling passenger, little girl.
Pilot’s face, hand pushing forward throttle, plane as it takes off.
Exterior planes, male passenger lights cigarette. History of plane travel.
Waiter preparing food for the passengers. Champagne glasses, pouring cocktails, preparing, passenger relaxing, reading.
Smiling little girl.
Paris traffic, policeman directing traffic, House of Parliament London, red buses.
People disembarking plane and walking across tarmac. Pan Am aircraft over blue sea.
Surfers surfing in blue water. Plane white slipstream.