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- Interior of Ford Tri-Motor Airplane with Charles Lindbergh's Desk, 1928 - Charles Lindbergh's desk is seen mounted in the passenger cabin of a Ford Tri-Motor airplane. The celebrated aviator consulted for the airline Transcontinental Air Transport in 1928, and he recommended that the company purchase Ford Tri-Motors for its fleet.
- November 20, 1928
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Interior of Ford Tri-Motor Airplane with Charles Lindbergh's Desk, 1928
Charles Lindbergh's desk is seen mounted in the passenger cabin of a Ford Tri-Motor airplane. The celebrated aviator consulted for the airline Transcontinental Air Transport in 1928, and he recommended that the company purchase Ford Tri-Motors for its fleet.
- Passengers Leaving a Curtiss Aerocar and Boarding a Ford Tri-Motor 5AT-20 Airplane, circa 1930 - Motorcycle and aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss formed the Curtiss Aerocar Company in 1928. The Aerocar was an early version of the fifth-wheel campers that became popular in later decades. The trailer's strength and carrying capacity were due in part to struts and wires inspired by those used in Curtiss's early airplanes.
- circa 1930
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Passengers Leaving a Curtiss Aerocar and Boarding a Ford Tri-Motor 5AT-20 Airplane, circa 1930
Motorcycle and aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss formed the Curtiss Aerocar Company in 1928. The Aerocar was an early version of the fifth-wheel campers that became popular in later decades. The trailer's strength and carrying capacity were due in part to struts and wires inspired by those used in Curtiss's early airplanes.
- Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Mary Pickford and Charles Lindbergh on Transcontinental Air Transport's Inaugural Flight, July 1929 - Charles Lindbergh championed the growth of commercial aviation. He served as a consultant to Transcontinental Air Transport, a pioneering airline formed in 1928. TAT offered cross-country service through a combination of airplane and railroad travel. Lindbergh posed with Anne Morrow Lindbergh, his wife, and movie star Mary Pickford (center) to celebrate TAT's inaugural flight.
- 08 July 1929 - 09 July 1929
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Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Mary Pickford and Charles Lindbergh on Transcontinental Air Transport's Inaugural Flight, July 1929
Charles Lindbergh championed the growth of commercial aviation. He served as a consultant to Transcontinental Air Transport, a pioneering airline formed in 1928. TAT offered cross-country service through a combination of airplane and railroad travel. Lindbergh posed with Anne Morrow Lindbergh, his wife, and movie star Mary Pickford (center) to celebrate TAT's inaugural flight.
- Ford Tri-Motor Airplane "City of Columbus," 1928 - This Ford Tri-Motor 5-AT-4, named <em>City of Columbus</em>, wears the markings of Transcontinental Air Transport. The pioneering airline, established in 1928, offered coast-to-coast service coordinated with the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway. Passengers traveled from New York City to Los Angeles, flying by day and taking the train by night.
- November 20, 1928
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Ford Tri-Motor Airplane "City of Columbus," 1928
This Ford Tri-Motor 5-AT-4, named City of Columbus, wears the markings of Transcontinental Air Transport. The pioneering airline, established in 1928, offered coast-to-coast service coordinated with the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway. Passengers traveled from New York City to Los Angeles, flying by day and taking the train by night.
- Amelia Earhart Christens the "City of New York," Inaugurating Two-Day Transcontinental Air/Rail Service, 1929 - Amelia Earhart, famous for the 1928 flight that made her the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, helped inaugurate transcontinental airline service in 1929. She posed with a Ford Tri-Motor in New York City's Pennsylvania Station. This early service had passengers traveling by train at night and by airplane during daylight. Total travel time to California was 51 hours.
- July 07, 1929
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Amelia Earhart Christens the "City of New York," Inaugurating Two-Day Transcontinental Air/Rail Service, 1929
Amelia Earhart, famous for the 1928 flight that made her the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, helped inaugurate transcontinental airline service in 1929. She posed with a Ford Tri-Motor in New York City's Pennsylvania Station. This early service had passengers traveling by train at night and by airplane during daylight. Total travel time to California was 51 hours.