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The first Western Air Express flight departed on April 17, 1926, with an airmail flight from LA to Salt Lake City in a Douglas M-2 mailplane.
This image was posted on July 15, 2019.
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Western Airlines introduced Wally Bird as its mascot in 1955.
This image was posted on February 13, 2019.
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Taken only a year after its opening, this photo of the South Terminal (now Terminal 1) in SFO shows a book store, a phone bank, and the TWA and Western Airline desks.
This image was posted on August 24, 2017.
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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.
This image was posted on July 17, 2017.
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In 1926, Maude Campbell became the first female passenger to fly aboard a Western Air Express flight and is reported to be the first female passenger to fly on a scheduled commercial flight in the United States.
This image was posted on June 14, 2017.
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The first Western Air Express flight departed #onthisday in 1926 with an airmail flight from LA to Salt Lake City in a Douglas M-2 mailplane.
This image was posted on April 17, 2017.
#delta #westernairlines #westernairexpress #wae #airmail #avgeek #aviationhistory
Western Airlines' advertisement promoted travel to Los Angeles aboard the airline’s “Californian” service, flying from Minneapolis-St. Paul in Minnesota to Los Angeles, California.
This image was posted on March 10, 2017.
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