[Papers] / Elma Guffey Rockwell Leland. 1948-1978.

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[Papers] / Elma Guffey Rockwell Leland. 1948-1978.

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Materials relating to history of air transportation in Las Vegas, primarily Western Air Lines and Fred W. Kelly, that company's first pilot. Includes news articles on McCarran Airport.

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries

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Leland, Elma G.

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Kelly, Fred W., 1891-

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Western Airlines

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Western Air Express flew its first flight in a Douglas M-2 airplane, April 1926. It was awarded the US Postal Service contract to fly the mail from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles. In 1928, the Guggenheim Foundation chose Western to set up a model airway between Los Angeles and San Francisco. They purchased 3, Fokker F-10 Trimoters with comfortable wicker chairs and provided meal service to passengers. Western developed the first air-to-ground radio, in cooperation with Thorpe Hiscock of Boeing, i...

Western Air Express.

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