Across the Pacific tells the story of a great milestone in aviation history: the 1935 crossing of the Pacific Ocean by a Pan American Airways flying boat known as the China Clipper. The documentary series recounts the development of this technological innovation – led by Pan Am's chief executive Juan Trippe, pilot Charles Lindbergh, airplane engineer Igor Sikorsky and radio engineer Hugo Leuteritz – with dramatic re-enactments, interviews with historians and biographers, and archival photographs, newsreel clips and film.
Show Info
Schedule: Thursdays at 20:00
(60 min)
Status: Ended
Show Type:
Documentary
Genres:
History
Episodes ordered: 3 episodes
Official site: aptonline.org
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Previous Episode
Another Ocean
Episode 1x03; Jun 4, 2020
Defying the skeptics, Pan Am builds an airway to Asia, allowing the China Clipper to hopscotch across the world's widest ocean by landing at five stepping stone islands: Hawaii, Midway, Wake Island, Guam and the Philippines.
Previous Episodes
| Episode Name | Airdate | Trailer |
|---|---|---|
| 1x03: Another Ocean | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| 1x02: Latin Laboratory | May 28, 2020 | |
| 1x01: Airborne | May 21, 2020 |
Extra Details
Also known as:
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Pan Am: Crossing the Pacific (
United Kingdom)
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Die Pan Am Story (
Germany)