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By September 21, 1927, Hangar No.
This image was posted on September 23, 2021.
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The Airbus A300 was the first wide-body airliner produced by Airbus Industries, a European aerospace manufacturing consortium formed in 1970.
This image was posted on September 01, 2021.
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Century Pacific Air Lines was one of the early commercial airline companies to operate at Mills Field.
This image was posted on June 22, 2021.
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Zoe Dell Lantis Nutter, an American dancer, actress and model who became a promoter, educator, marketer, commercial pilot, and philanthropist, was born on this day in 1915.
This image was posted on June 14, 2021.
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The L-1649 Starliner, the final variant in Lockheed’s Constellation-based design series, embodied the zenith in large-capacity, piston-engine airliner development, rivaled only by the Douglas DC-7C, with which it was designed to compete.
This image was posted on June 09, 2021.
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United Air Lines highlighted many of their destinations in a series of advertisements placed in Time magazine in late 1944 and 1945.
This image was posted on May 11, 2021.
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#OnThisDay in 1927, Mills Field was officially dedicated.
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Developed by the Glenn L. Martin Company, the Martin 2-0-2 was intended to supersede the DC-3.
This image was posted on April 28, 2021.
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The Lockheed Model 10 Electra was introduced in 1935 as the manufacturer's first all-metal aircraft, developed to compete with the Douglas DC-2 and Boeing 247.
This image was posted on February 24, 2021.
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The Sikorsky S-42 was developed to meet the requirements of Pan American Airways’ president Juan T. Trippe for a large, long-range, trans-oceanic flying boat.
This image was posted on February 17, 2021.
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As rival United Air Lines had exclusive rights to the Boeing 247, TWA (Transcontinental & Western Air) turned to Douglas Aircraft to develop an improved competitor.
This image was posted on February 10, 2021.
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The all-metal, twin-engine Boeing 247 was a revolutionary airliner when it entered into service with United AIr Lines in 1933.
This image was posted on February 03, 2021.
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