Across the Pacific (2020)

Episode Overview

The story follows four key figures in the aviation industry: airline executive Juan Trippe, pilot Charles Lindbergh, airplane designer Igor Sikorsky, and radio engineer Hugo Leuteritz. Each of them grapples with their own challenges in the aftermath of World War I, highlighting the obstacles faced by early aviation pioneers. After enduring numerous failures, they unite their efforts and, seizing the opportunity presented by the Air Mail Act and the excitement surrounding Lindbergh’s historic 1927 transatlantic flight, embark on a mission to establish an airline to South America: Pan Am.