Round-the-World Flights

Pan American FAM-14/18 Round-the-World First Flight
First Regular Air Mail Service Round-the-World (Boston MA & Los Angeles CA via Calcutta)

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Los Angeles/Calcutta	Calcutta BackStamp	Tilton Autograph	Plane Constellation	Title 5

	On October 16, 1948 the international FAM-18 (Foreign Air Mail) route added 
Boston MA as a dispatch point for air mail service to Calcutta, India.

	Sinalarily, on February 2, 1949 the international FAM-14 route added Los Angeles CA 
as a dispatch point for air mail service to Calcutta, India.

        This allowed mail to travel completely round-the-world from Boston MA and Los 
Angeles CA by regularly scheduled air mail service of the US Post Office. International 
FAM-14/18 service was provided by Pan American Airlines. US domestic service provided the 
link between Los Angeles and Boston. Jack H. Tilton was the pilot for the FAM-14 first flight 
and J. Knowing for the FAM-18 first flight.

	Outline of expanded FAM-14 and FAM-18 Round-the-World Service:

	   			Los Angeles CA - - - - - - - - - - - -!- -F14-68 -!
	   	     		Honolulu HI                           !           !
	                	Guam                                  !           ! 
	 	     		Manila, Philippines- - - - - - - - - -!- -F14-67 -!
         	     		Bangkok, Thailand                                 !                        
      =	=!= = = = = = =	= = = =	Calcutta, India  = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =!= =
         !                      New Delhi, India
	 !			Karachi, Pakistan
         !                      Damascus, Syria       
	 !			Istanbul, Turkey 
	 !- -F18-100- - - - - -	Boston MA  
	 	

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