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Though tiny, National Parks Airways, serving Utah, Idaho, and Montana in the 1920s and ‘30s, was nevertheless successful enough to acquire three Boeing 247 aircraft, one of which is featured on its calendar for 1937. In this same year, the airline was absorbed by the Western Air Lines system. See "The #YearsFlyBy: Airline Calendars from the Collection" is on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library. http://bit.ly/YearsFlyBy Image: National Parks Airways wall calendar, 1937. Gift of Captain Jon Simmonds. 2014.156.004.
This image was posted on July 17, 2017.
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