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Pan Am: Pilot (2011)
Not very accurate.
As a former crewmember, I thought it would be interesting to watch for the accuracy of this series. The media had claimed that the producers had gone to great lengths to provide an accurate framework for the show. They missed by a wide margin.
Pan Am introduced international jet service as follows: "Boeing rolled out the first operational 707, a Boeing 707-120, and on October 26, 1958, amid much fanfare, Pan American inaugurated its New York-London route." That's a lot earlier than 1962 as depicted in the TV series. Also, there was only a crew of three
no navigator. Next, the Captain looks to be about 40. No way. This inaugural flight would have been crewed by one of the most senior, if not the senior crew, in Pan Am. The same for the stewardesses. The young blonde, whose character's name escapes me, was on her first flight. Again, no way. Senior stewardesses. Another error is the captain asking Boston control to see if they can locate his girlfriend/fiancé. Lastly, the captain is handling the radio transmissions with the control tower which is the responsibility of the first officer. Turns out this is going to be just another soap opera instead of an adventure. Too bad, I was looking forward to watching it.