Pan Am was the largest international air carrier in the United States from 1927 until its collapse on December 4, 1991. Founded in 1927 as a scheduled air mail and passenger service operating between Key West, Florida, and Havana, Cuba, the airline became a major company credited with many innovations that shaped the international airline industry, including the widespread use of jet aircraft, jumbo jets, and computerized reservation system. This is what economy class looked like aboard one of the company’s 747 planes. Continue reading for more random, yet interesting photos you probably haven’t seen before.

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