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[Aircraft, aerial views, and travel scenes, circa 1940s-1950s]
Film footage of aircraft, aerial views, and travel scenes, circa 1940s-1950s. The footage contains several segments filmed at unidentified airfields showing various aircraft, mostly commercial airliners, parked, taxiing, and taking off. Airline livery visible in the footage include Mid-Continent Airlines, Wisconsin Central Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Capital Airlines, and American Airlines.…
[Commercial airliners and "The Independence" Presidential aircraft at Washington National Airport, Arlington, Virginia, circa 1950s]
Film footage of commercial airliners and "The Independence" Presidential aircraft at Washington National Airport, Arlington, Virginia, circa 1950s. The footage consists of brief clips of various aircraft parked or taxiing on a runway. In some scenes, the Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial are visible in the distance. Commercial airline livery visible in the footage include Western…
[Northwest Airlines aircraft at unidentified airfield and aircraft crash site, circa 1950s]
Film footage of Northwest Airlines aircraft at an unidentified airfield, possibly at Minneapolis Airport (Minnesota), and at aircraft crash site, circa 1950s. The footage is mostly comprised of scenes of NWA aircraft landing, taxiing, taking off, and being towed. One segment, which begins at 00:01:38, features scenes from the crash site of an unidentified NWA flight, showing debris in a field and…
[Mid-Continent Airlines aircraft at an unidentified airfield, circa 1950s]
Film footage of Mid-Continent Airlines aircraft at an unidentified airfield, possibly at Minneapolis Airport (Minnesota), circa 1950s. Douglas DC-2s and other aircraft are shown taxiing on the runway and taking off. The footage focuses predominantly on Mid-Continent Airlines aircraft, but the tail section of Northwest Airlines Martin Model 202 (tail number N93061) is also visible in one shot. The…
Plaque/Delta Airlines Flying Colonel, Moya Lear
Plaque given to Moya Olsen Lear by Delta Air Lines, circa 1980-1983. Engraved metal plate mounted on wood base. A photocopy of a clipping about Moya Lear has been taped to the back and includes a handwritten note. Engraved on front: "Delta Air Lines / Flying Colonel / Moya O. Lear / In recognition of major contributions to, and support of, Delta Air Lines / [signature of David C. Garrett, Jr.,…
Plaque/National Business Aircraft Association, Member, 1996
Membership plaque for the National Business Aircraft Association, 1996. Engraved metal plate mounted on wood base. Engraved on plate: "National Business Aircraft Association, Inc. / Dedicated to promote the aviation interests of its members; to foster among them the highest degree of operational efficiency and safety; and to attain wider recognition that the aviation interests of its members are…