Swallow
Captain “Buck” Hilbert talks about the early flying days of the Swallow. He restored and flew a Swallow for the 50th Anniversary re-enactment of Captain Leon Cuddeback’s historic Varney Air Mail inaugural flight of April 6, 1926.
The Boeing 247
CBS News anchor Bill Kurtis relates how the Boeing 247 was the very first modern airliner in 1935, and the role model for the Douglas DC-3 and the airliners that followed.
Ellen Church
Ellen Church, the first stewardess, talks about a new career for women.
“Take Me Along”
A clip of the famous “Take Me Along” TV commercial.
President Patterson’s announcement
William A. “Pat” Patterson, President of United Air Lines, talks about the first order for jet aircraft.
Ready for flight
SFO Maintenance Base mechanic Glenn Greenacre overhauls a radial engine oil cooler.
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