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Old 14th Nov 2011, 12:48
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The SSK

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An urban legend from my early days was that the name 'Pan Am' was coined by a BOAC baggage loader in the 1950s or 60s, when BA handled them at Heathrow.

(not any old baggage loader, but a specific one, very well known on Terminal 3 check-in, where I worked for a year).
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