This BBC documentary tells the story of how Pan American World Airways kickstarted the jetage and shrank the globe. Reallife 'Pan Am girls' recall a highlife of luxury and glamour; rubbing shoulders with celebrity passengers, international romances and having to wear the now infamous girdle. Stars of the jetage such as Robert Vaughn and Mary Quant remember the food, fashion and girls that made them regular Pan Am passengers.

Pan Am's success was largely due to its visionary founder Juan Trippe, who transformed a small mail carrier in to a global airline, pioneered flights for the masses and helped create the Boeing 747 jumbo jet.

Honor Blackman narrates the story of how Pan Am conquered the skies and left a legacy of affordable travel and a much smaller world.

This is one of the best Pan Am documentaries made in recent times and features many rare interviews of Pan Am legends, including founder Juan Trippe's assistant, Kathleen Clair and Hollywood legend Maureen O'Hara.

Produced for the BBC by Pier Productions. Written and directed by Stephen Lennhoff.

Unfortunately, Ms. O'Hara passed away in 2015, Ms. Clair passed away in 2019, and Ms. Blackman passed away in 2020.

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