# ACROSS THE PACIFIC: Fascinating documentary series on PBS

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**Created:** [June 14, 2024, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/across-the-pacific-fascinating-documentary-series-on-pbs/1002861 "2024-06-14T07:17:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/across-the-pacific-fascinating-documentary-series-on-pbs/1002861/1 "2024-06-14T07:17:38Z")

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Has anyone seen this? I’m watching it now. It’s about the development of international air travel in the 1920s and '30s, with lots of reenactments featuring the likes of Hap Arnold, Igor Sikorsky, and Charles Lindbergh.

It reminds me of the British series _ **Longitude** _, but for aviation enthusiasts.

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**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/across-the-pacific-fascinating-documentary-series-on-pbs/1002861/2 "2024-06-14T11:29:12Z")

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No, I haven’t, but now plan on doing so. Thanks for the heads up.

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**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/across-the-pacific-fascinating-documentary-series-on-pbs/1002861/3 "2024-06-14T11:40:42Z")

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Just seeing all those beautiful old airplanes made my night! I would have loved to travel on one of those big flying boats produced by companies like Fokker, Sikorsky, Martin, and Boeing!

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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/across-the-pacific-fascinating-documentary-series-on-pbs/1002861/4 "2024-06-14T22:10:10Z")

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Are you referring to this three-part series about the creation of Pan Am?

> **[VPM Documentaries | Season 2020 | Across The Pacific: Episode 1 "Airborne" | PBS](https://www.pbs.org/video/across-the-pacific-airborne-8ms7qa/)**
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> Four men join forces to build an airline to South America.

> **[VPM Documentaries | Season 2020 | Across The Pacific: Episode 2 "Latin...](https://www.pbs.org/video/across-the-pacific-latin-laboratory-zjiib7/)**
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> As they push southward, Trippe, Sikorsky, Lindbergh & Leuteritz build larger flying boats.

> **[VPM Documentaries | Season 2020 | Across The Pacific: Episode 3 "Another...](https://www.pbs.org/video/crossing-the-pacific-across-the-pacific-another-ocean-a456bz/)**
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> Within two years, Pan Am is offering regular passenger service to Asia.

If so, then yes, that was a really neat watch. I enjoyed it immensely and learned a lot of deatils I’d not known. If not you can add these three to your queue. 😉

It was a fellow Doper who turned me onto these links: I take no credit for them myself.

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**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2024, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/across-the-pacific-fascinating-documentary-series-on-pbs/1002861/5 "2024-06-15T00:35:01Z")

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Yep, that was it! I watched all three episodes last night.