# PAN AM AIRLINES SERVICE IN TIMES OF CRISIS & EMERGENCY PROMOTIONAL FILM 55164

Dating to 1979 when a gigantic airlift was organized to evacuate Americans and other westerners from Iran, this Pan Am promotional film begins with Today Show host Jane Pauley interviewing Captain William W. Malcolm, was one of two Pan Am pilots who flew some of the 600 evacuees out of Tehran. The film goes on to show Pan Am's historical activities in times of crisis, dating back fifty years to 1929 when Pan Am (then a fledgling airline) helped evacuate people from South Florida. A Pan Am Sikorsky S-48 seaplane is seen at 3:50 , making one of the first air rescues on record. At 4:11 , Santo Domingo is seen in the aftermath of a hurricane, with Pan Am aircraft bringing immediate aid. At 4:43 , Managua, Nicaragua is seen after an earthquake in 1931. Doctors and nurses are seen arriving aboard a Commodore Flying Boat at Santiago, Cuba in 1932. A larger Pan Am flying boat is seen at 5:30 . With the outbreak of WWII (seen at 5:40 ), Pan Am aircraft were used as a vital link between Europe and America, carrying mail, medical supplies, and diplomatic material. At 6:30 , airport development is seen in 15 countries. At 7:00 , Pan Am equipment is seen in war livery, camouflaged for military service. Harry Hopkins, Winston Churchill and President Roosevelt all flew aboard Pan Am planes during the war, and made 18,000 ocean crossings. More than 200 employees lost their lives. At 8:11 , V-J Day celebrations are seen in Times Square. At 8:30 , Pan Am's work during the Berlin Air Lift is…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/55164PanAm1979)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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