A Pan American-Grace Airliner Vanishes in the Andes Mountains Santiago, Chile July 16, 1932
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Transportation, Aviation, Commercial, History
| Author: | Robert Grey Reynolds Jr | ISBN: | 9781370616374 |
| Publisher: | Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr | Publication: | October 30, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Robert Grey Reynolds Jr |
| ISBN: | 9781370616374 |
| Publisher: | Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr |
| Publication: | October 30, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
Pan American-Grace Airlines formed in 1928. It combined Pan Am and W.R. Grace & Co. The latter was already a formidable cultural force in Peru as early as the 1920s. On July 16, 1932 a Pan Am-Grace Ford Tri-Motor airliner, the San Jose, disappeared in the Andes Mountains near Santiago, Chile. The plane carried six passengers and a crew of three. The pilot was renowned international flier Charles R. Robinson of Chicago. Two others on the flight were American citizens. Also on board was a nephew of the President of Chile.
Pan American-Grace Airlines formed in 1928. It combined Pan Am and W.R. Grace & Co. The latter was already a formidable cultural force in Peru as early as the 1920s. On July 16, 1932 a Pan Am-Grace Ford Tri-Motor airliner, the San Jose, disappeared in the Andes Mountains near Santiago, Chile. The plane carried six passengers and a crew of three. The pilot was renowned international flier Charles R. Robinson of Chicago. Two others on the flight were American citizens. Also on board was a nephew of the President of Chile.
