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#Onthisday in 2001, the final Trans World Airlines (TWA) flight departed from Kansas City, Missouri and landed in St. Louis, Missouri. Originally formed as Transcontinental & Western Air in 1930, TWA was one of the oldest airlines in the United States, tracing its history back to Western Air Express was founded in 1925. TWA was associated with many famous aviators, including Charles Lindbergh and Howard Hughes, over its 77-year life span. What is your favorite TWA memory? Image: TWA (Trans World Airlines), Boeing 707, San Francisco International Airport (SFO), c. 1965. Gift of Linda Poe. 1997.14.01 a
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