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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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Coat, Pilot, Northwest Airlines

Model, Static, Douglas DC-8-62,Calder, Braniff International

Blouse, Flight Attendant, Capital Airlines

Shirt, Stewardess, Transcontinental and Western Air

Model, Static, Queen Monoplane, Earle Ovington

Dark gray hat with black visor and Frontier Airlines metal badge.

Cap, Pilot, Frontier Airlines, Emily Howell Warner

Coat, Flight Attendant (Female), Eastern Airlines.

Suitcase Small, Brown

Hat, Flight Attendant, Braniff International Airways

Blouse, Flight Attendant, Piedmont, 1989

Mail Bag

Cosmetics Case, blue

Cap, Flight Attendant, United Airlines

Credit Card

Typewriter, Remington

Skirt, Flight Attendant, Western Airlines

Coat, Flight Attendant, Air California

Button, PATCO

Coat, Flight Attendant, United Airlines

Coat, Stewardess, Transcontinental and Western Air

Model, Static, Boeing 727-100, Frontier Airlines

Blouse, Stewardess, United Airlines

Button, New York Air

Blouse, Flight Attendant, Republic Airlines

Suitcase Large, Brown

Gloves, Flight Attendant, Air California

Antenna, Automatic Direction Finder (ADF), MK 1

Coat, Flight Attendant, Continental Airlines, ca. 1941

Playing Cards, Northwest Airlines

Transmitter, Radio, Model A, First Pan Am Route

Cap, Garrison, Air Transport Command

Control Unit, Automatic Direction Finder (ADF), MK 1

Pet Carrier, Cat Parrot Chihuahua

Boarding Pass, Southwest Airlines, Light Blue

Trousers, Pilot, Mohawk Airlines


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