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Pacific Air Lines began as a business endeavor to train pilots during World War II.
This image was posted on July 14, 2022.
#defunctthursday #pacificairlines #avgeek #aviationhistory
Stir it up with some Swizzle Sticks!
This image was posted on July 11, 2022.
#swizzlesticks #collections #avgeek #aviationhistory
The Boeing 307 Stratoliner was put into service #onthisday in 1940 by both Pan American and Transcontinental & Western Air (TWA).
This image was posted on July 08, 2022.
#avgeek #aviationhistory #panam #twa #airplane
Ozark Air Lines was founded in 1943 in Springfield, Missouri, and although service began in 1945, it was quickly halted as the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) had not issued them a license to operate.
This image was posted on July 07, 2022.
#defunctthursday #ozark #avgeek #aviationhistory
In 1911, Harriet Quimby became the first woman in the United States to earn a pilot’s license.
This image was posted on July 06, 2022.
#earlywomenaviators #avgeek #aviationhistory #womeninhistory #aviator #pilot #womeninaviation
What’s your favorite card game?
This image was posted on July 01, 2022.
#playingcards #avgeek #aviationhistory #collections #museumlife
Founded by Colonel Louis Brittin in 1926, Northwest Airways, was established to fulfill Contract Air Mail Route #9 between Chicago and Minneapolis/St.
This image was posted on June 30, 2022.
#defunctthursday #avgeek #aviationhistory #northwestairlines #northwestorient
In the wake of World War II, Australian airline companies embarked on the task establishing an air route across the Pacific Ocean to the United States.
This image was posted on June 29, 2022.
#australianairliners #avgeek #aviationhistory
Matilde Moisant was born in Indiana and was the sister of aviators John (1868–1910) and Alfred (1862–1929) Moisant.
This image was posted on June 28, 2022.
#earlywomenaviators #avgeek #aviationhistory #womeninhistory #aviator #pilot
#HappyBirthday to Juan Trippe, the first President of Pan American World Airways, who was born #onthisday in 1899 in New Jersey.
This image was posted on June 27, 2022.
#juantrippe #paa #panamerican #avgeek #aviationhistory
Following the historic first flight from North America to Australia by Charles Kingsford Smith and crew in 1928, the transpacific “Southern Cross” route— named after the aircraft they flew, the Fokker F.VIIb/3m Southern Cross—received worldwide fame.
This image was posted on June 24, 2022.
#flyingsoutherncross #australia #avgeek #aviationhistory #philately
Northeast Airlines was based in Boston, Massachusetts.
This image was posted on June 23, 2022.
#defunctthursday #northeastairlines #avgeek #aviationhistory