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Tag Archives: Howard Hughes
The Juan T. Trippe
These days, if you don’t know who Juan T. Trippe is, the old airplane guys can almost excuse you because we have now moved so far down the timeline away from the glorious days of airline travel. This was a time … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flying, Life in General
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Tagged air-taxi service, airplanes, Aviation Company of the Americas, Boeing 707, Boeing 747, Clipper flying boats, Colonial Air Transport, Cuba, Eddie Rickenbacker, Florida, Havana, Howard Hughes, international jet travel, Key West, Long Island Airways, Mojave CA, Pacific Ocean, Pan Am, Pan American World Airways, pilots, the early airline industry, The Juan T. Trippe, the Tony Jannus Award
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Remember When
Remember back when traveling by the airlines was something really special? Everyone dressed in their very best to “take a flight” somewhere. Passengers were well mannered, the food was good, the airline employees were happy, and massive radial engines made … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Flying, Life in General
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Tagged 18-cylinder radial engines, Eastern Airlines (EAL), Howard Hughes, Lockheed Constellation, Orville Wright, P&W Wright R-3350, Pan American World Airways (PA), Pratt & Whitney, president of TWA Jack Frye, Remember When, Trans World Airlines (TWA), traveling by airliner, TSA, “Connie”
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