On 28 April 1937, Pan American Airways inaugurated the first commercial flight across the Pacific Ocean, marking a major breakthrough in global air travel and connecting the United States with Asia by air.
Pan Am operates world's first commercial flight across the Pacific
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On 28 April 1937, Pan American Airways operated the first commercial flight across the Pacific, revolutionising long-distance air travel
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Publisted at 8:27 AM, Mon Apr 28th, 2025
