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America by Air

Air and Space Museum

America by Air traces the history of commercial aviation in the United States from airmail to airlines. Exploring the history of air transportation in the United States, this exhibit shows how the federal government has shaped the airline industry, how improvements in technology have revolutionized air travel, how the flying experience has changed, and how different airlines have fared over the course of the history of commercial aviation.


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Necklace, Flight Attendant, Air California

Model, Static, Douglas DC-9-30, Allegheny Airlines

Skirt, Flight Attendant, New York Airlines

Hat, Flight Attendant, Western Airlines

Trousers, Northwest Airlines

Blouse, Flight Attendant, New York Air

Skirt, Flight Attendant (Female), Eastern Airlines

Badge, Pilot, Transcontinental & Western Air Inc.

Side of round circular metal engine atop blue metal display stand

Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp R-1830-92 Radial Engine

Shirt, Flight Attendant, Colonial Airlines

Shirt, Pilot, Trans World Airways (TWA)

Skirt, Flight Attendant, United Airlines

Brown hat with elastic band, gold laurel leaves on felt visor, and gold UPS badge.

Cap, Pilot, United Parcel Service (UPS)

Jacket, Flight Attendant, Braniff International Airways

Coat, Flight Attendant, Piedmont, 1989

Fairchild FC-2

Model, Static, Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, Pan American World Airways

Silver biplane on display in a museum, featuring an exposed radial engine and a wooden propeller. The fuselage is marked with "HUFF, DALAND DUSTERS INC. MONROE, LOUISIANA" and logo.

Huff-Daland Duster

Twin-engined Douglas DC-3 aircraft hanging in museum

Douglas DC-3

Blouse, Flight Attendant, Continental Airlines, ca. 1941

Blouse, Flight Attendant (Female), Eastern Airlines.

Cap, Pilot, Northwest Airlines

Key, Stewardess, American Airlines

Coat, Flight Attendant, Western Airlines

Coat, Captain, PEOPLExpress

Shirt, Pilot, Eastern Airlines

Necktie, Flight Attendant, United Airlines

Model, Static, Douglas DST, American Airlines

Blouse, Flight Attendant, Air California

Map, Airmail Route, Reno Nevada to Salt Lake City Utah

Coat, Pilot, Trans World Airways (TWA)

Coat, Pilot, Eastern Airlines

Model, Static, Martin 4-0-4, Mohawk Airlines

Model, Static, Convair 240, Mohawk Airlines

Skirt, Stewardess, American Airlines


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