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#Onthisday in 1937, Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA), the flag carrier of Canada, was founded. With a Stearman 4 and two Lockheed Model 10 Electras, TCA took to the skies; the airline's first flight was from Vancouver to Seattle on September 1, 1937. The flight carried mail and two passengers whose round-trip tickets each cost $14.20 CAD, or $176.75 USD in today's currency. TCA was renamed Air Canada in 1965. Did you ever fly on TCA? Image: Trans-Canada Air Lines postcard, Canadair North Star, 1950s. Gift of Thomas G. Dragges. 2015.166.1496
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