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THE AGE OF FLIGHT a history of UA states:
"In 1983 United finally received transpacific authority to serve Tokyo from Seattle. A trickle of service became a flood when United purchased Pan American's Pacific Division in 1985 for $718 million and began flying to 13 Pacific cities in 1986."
list of PA "Clippers" seems transfered to UAL during this deal:
(source: panam.org)
Boeing 747SP-21 :
N530PA Clipper Mayflower
N531PA Clipper Liberty Bell Renamed Clipper Freedom
N532PA Clipper Constitution
N533PA Clipper Freedom Renamed Clipper Liberty Bell, Renamed Clipper New Horizons, Renamed Clipper Young America, Renamed Clipper San Francisco
N534PA Clipper Great Republic
N536PA Clipper Lindbergh
N537PA Clipper High Flyer Renamed Clipper Washington
N538PA Clipper Fleetwing Renamed Clipper Plymouth Rock, Renamed Clipper Princess Grace
N540PA Clipper White Falcon Renamed Clipper Flying Arrow, Renamed Clipper Star of the Union, Renamed China Clipper*
*Resumed scheduled U.S. air service to China after a 31-year absence, 28-Jan-1981, with PA015 (New York-Tokyo-Beijing)
Lockheed L-1011-385-3
N503PA Clipper Flying Eagle
N501PA Clipper Eagle
N511PA Clipper Black Hawk
N512PA Clipper War Hawk
N513PA Clipper Wild Duck
N514PA Clipper White Falcon
please correct me if anything wrong
[QUOTE=ORDnHKG;14443993]Not that I disagree with you, but I was replying any TPE flights doesn't use UA 805/806.
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Ah~~~I am sorry that I quoted a wrong message. Sorry