A Pan Am flight attendant and a historian recall the glory days of the airline’s luxury Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, when fine food and drinks were just the start.

But for others, it is a distant memory. Former Pan Am flight attendant Bronwen Roberts used to fly on the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser in the late 1950s.

A Boeing 377-10-26 Stratocruiser in flight, circa 1948. The aircfraft shown is in Boeing markings, and is being used as a second prototype.

But for others, it is a distant memory. Former Pan Am flight attendant Bronwen Roberts used to fly on the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser in the late 1950s.

On November 8, 1957, a Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, dubbed "the ocean liner of the sky" for its size and luxury, crashed while on a scheduled flight from San Francisco to Honolulu. The aircraft had a ...

But for others, it is a distant memory. Former Pan Am flight attendant Bronwen Roberts used to fly on the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser in the late 1950s.

But for others, it is a distant memory. Former Pan Am flight attendant Bronwen Roberts used to fly on the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser in the late 1950s.

But for others, it is a distant memory. Former Pan Am flight attendant Bronwen Roberts used to fly on the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser in the late 1950s.