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Pan Am
These posts are tributes to Pan Am pilots and employees and information about Pan Am in general
Captain Bill Travis — A Pan Am Pilot’s Life of Reinvention
How a Boy from the Farm Became a Pan Am Pilot (H2) Captain Bill Travis’s story begins on a modest farm in rural Tennessee during the...
Bill Travis
Jul 252 min read
Captain Warren Simmons: The Pan Am Pilot Who Built San Francisco’s Pier 39
From the Cockpit to the Waterfront—At the Same Time Not every Pan Am pilot waited until retirement to change the world. Captain Warren...
Bill Travis
Jul 252 min read
Captain Wayne Poulson: Pan Am Pilot
Captain Wayne Poulson: Pan Am Pilot, Visionary of Squaw Valley & Gentleman of the Skies Few pilots have left their mark both in the air...
Bill Travis
Jul 172 min read
Captain Jim Doyle: Pan Am Legend, USAF Major, and Motorcycle Racing Pioneer
Some people live two lifetimes’ worth of adventure — and Pan Am Captain Jim Doyle is one of them. From high-speed jets to high-speed...
Bill Travis
Jul 172 min read
Charles Blair: Pan Am Pathfinder, Polar Pioneer, and Husband to Hollywood’s Maureen O’Hara 🎬
Charles Blair: Polar Pioneer, Pan Am Pathfinder, and Hollywood’s Co-Pilot Few pilots flew as far — or as fearlessly — as Pan Am Captain...
Bill Travis
Jul 172 min read
Reaching for Pool Fargo 500 at 91: The Next Chapter
Welcome to my official blog! This is where I’ll be posting updates and stories about my late-life journey, including: ✅ My pool journey...
Bill Travis
Jul 171 min read
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