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Transcontinental Air Transport

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Alternative TitleTAT, T.A.T.Date Established1928SubjectAirlinesDescriptionTranscontinental Air Transport, or T.A.T., was an American passenger service airline from 1928 to 1930. In 1929 the airline merged with Maddux Air Lines. It merged again in 1930, with Western Air Express to form Transcontinental & Western Air (T&WA). However, Western became an independent company once again in 1934 while Transcontinental retained the T&WA name and eventually evolved into Trans World Airlines (TWA).

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Coast to coast by plane and train / TAT / Illustrated map

Coast to coast by plane and train / TAT / Illustrated map

Fred Harvey Train Service [menu]

Fred Harvey Train Service [menu]

Coast to coast by plane and train / Transcontinental Air Transport, Inc.

Coast to coast by plane and train / Transcontinental Air Transport, Inc.

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Maddux Air Lines

Maddux Air Lines

Western Air Express

Western Air Express

Trans World Airlines

Trans World Airlines

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[Transcontinental Air Transport hangar]

[Transcontinental Air Transport hangar]

Transcontinental Air Transport

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CollectionCommercial Airlines CollectionOrganizationMaddux Air LinesTrans World AirlinesWestern Air Express

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Date Created12/3/2025