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Latest ship of the skies - Pan American Airways Strato-Clipper flying cloud, first supercharged sealed cabin air transport. Here is the supercharger, (...)
Latest ship of the skies - Pan American Airways Strato-Clipper flying cloud, first supercharged sealed cabin air transport. Here is the supercharger, (...)

Latest ship of the skies - Pan American Airways Strato-Clipper flying cloud, first supercharged sealed cabin air transport. Here is the supercharger, (...)

Date3/1/1940
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Original Toronto Star caption: Latest ship of the skies - Pan American Airways Strato-Clipper flying cloud; first supercharged sealed cabin air transport. Here is the supercharger; the really unique feature of Pan American Airways' new Strato-Clippers. [Incomplete]
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberTSPA_0003612F
      Pan American Airways' new strato-clipper Flying Cloud cruises so far up that the rarefied air from outside the hull must be condensed
      Pan American Airways' new strato-clipper Flying Cloud cruises so far up that the rarefied air from outside the hull must be condensed
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      4/6/1940
      The roominess of a Strato-Clipper's passenger cabin is illustrated by this photograph taken from the aisle at the front of the cabin. The young lady a(...)
      The roominess of a Strato-Clipper's passenger cabin is illustrated by this photograph taken from the aisle at the front of the cabin. The young lady a(...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      3/1/1940
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      Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.)
      9/5/1987
      This photograph shows four of the six crew members of a Strato-Clipper
      This photograph shows four of the six crew members of a Strato-Clipper
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      3/1/1940
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