Here is a great article recently published at RolexMagazine.com SKYGOD : THE STORY OF PAN AM CAPTAIN CLARENCE N. WARREN, JR. By Capt. Danny Crivello Sky-god \ski-god\: a being who reigns supreme while aloft in man-made flying contrivance 2: an aeronautical creature endowed with godlike attributes and worthy (in his or its own estimation) of human worship. —Robert Gandt, “Skygods: The Fall of Pan Am”
Also interesting: May 26, 1961 USAF crew of B-58 Hustler "The Firefly" flew transatlantic record New York - Paris in 3 Hours 19 minutes All three crew members wore a Rolex GMT-master "Pepsi" pilot watch. Photo taken at Paris airport where Lindbergh parked the Spirit of St Louis .
I can actually say with a straight face that I made use of this watch in calculating time zones. It was faster than the clunky Blackberry we were forced to use.