Ford Tri-Motor

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The versatile Ford Tri-Motor was the backbone of early American airline service.

1928 Ford 4-AT-B Tri-Motor Airplane, "Floyd Bennett," Flown Over the South Pole by Richard E. Byrd - 3

1925 Fokker F.VII Tri-Motor Airplane, "Josephine Ford," Flown Over the North Pole by Richard Byrd - 1

1928 Junkers W33 "Bremen" Airplane

Air Travel Brochure, "How to Get the Maximum Enjoyment Out of Your Flight," circa 1928

William B. Stout and Henry Ford with a Ford Tri-Motor Airplane, circa 1927

Ford Tri-Motor Assembly inside Factory, Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, 1929 - 1

Cockpit Controls inside a Ford Tri-Motor Airplane, 1927-1930 - 2

Passengers aboard Ford Tri-Motor Airplane, 1929

Edsel Ford, Richard E. Byrd and Henry Ford with 1926 Ford Tri-Motor 4-AT-1

Stout Air Lines Ford Tri-Motor 4-AT-34 Airplane at Ford Airport, October 1928 - 1

Loading Passengers and Luggage on a Ford Tri-Motor Transcontinental Air Transport Flight, 1929-1930

Edsel B. Ford, Richard E. Byrd and William B. Stout with Royal Typewriter's Ford Tri-Motor 4-AT-8, 1927

Ford Tri-Motor Airplane Equipped with Pontoons, 1931

Ford Tri-Motor Airplane Advertisement, "First Time Up!," 1928 - 1

Keywords	Ford Tri-Motor flight Aviation History
Themes	Mobility

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