[Willis B. Smith Collection]. 1958.

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[Willis B. Smith Collection]. 1958.

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Collection is comprised of press releases and correspondence on the history and development of Western Airlines from 1958.

2 folders.

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7560755

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries

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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...

Smith, Willis, 1887-1953

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Lawyer and U.S. Senator, 1950-1953, from Raleigh (Wake Co.), N.C. From the description of Papers, 1919-1954 and undated. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20315185 ...