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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

Seal, Civil Aeronautics Board

Hat, Flight Attendant, Western Airlines

Suitcase Large, Green

Flag, Civil Aeronautics Board

Badge, Pilot, Transcontinental & Western Air Inc.

Stand, Pan-Am Globe, Juan Trippe

Side of round circular metal engine atop blue metal display stand

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

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

Cap, Pilot, United Parcel Service (UPS)

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

Cigarette Case, Chesterfield

Boarding Pass, Southwest Airlines, Pink

Twin-engined Douglas DC-3 aircraft hanging in museum

Douglas DC-3

Pennant, American Airlines

Pen, Kelly Air Mail Act, President Calvin Coolidge

Key, Stewardess, American Airlines

Pet Carrier, Pet Tote, Small

Necktie, Flight Attendant, United Airlines

Model, Static, Douglas DST, American Airlines

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

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

Model, Static, Convair 240, Mohawk Airlines

Sign, PATCO

Conference Sign, Peoples Express

Model, Static, Boeing 314, Pan American World Airways

Necktie, Flight Manager, PEOPLExpress

Necktie, Flight Attendant, Republic Airlines

Necktie, Flight Attendant, New York Air

Circular Turbofan Engine with yellow-green housing in museum

Cutaway, Turbofan Engine, General Electric CF6-6

Twin-engine, metal monoplane. Multiple markings include Air Express logo on nose; a U.S. flag and “Tuck” on engine cover; a globe featuring the route between London and Melbourne; United Air Lines emblem; and commercial registration number, NC 13369, on the tail and wing.

Boeing 247-D

Side view of a brown and black vending machine. World Wide Trip Insurance is written on the side in black, along with a logo of a minuteman. A blue box with The Continental Insurance Companies is below the minuteman.

Vending Machine, Insurance, Airline

Silver, red, and blue Ford 5-AT Tri-Motor aircraft

Ford 5-AT Tri-Motor


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