S-43-H went to Howard Hughes for a proposed 1938 world flight; crashed at Lake Mead NV in 1943, repaired and stored at Hughes Tool Co in Houston TX until 1977, then sold to Van Kregten Enterprises of San Jose CA for planned museum display....
Fitted with dual controls, it was used by NAC School for flight training. N A C National Aircraft Corp, no location. Dream 1986 = 1pChwM; 35hp Cuyuna ULII-02. Possible ultralight? Nagler 1938-1945: (Bruno) Nagler-Rolz Flugzeugbau, Vienna, Austria. 1950: Nagler Helicopter Company Inc,...
N934AA / N934AA (American Airlines) - Aircraft info, flight history, flight schedule and flight playback
Taking Flight: The Foundations Of American Commercial Aviation, 1918-1938Devlin, CynthiaEast Texas Historical Journal
Clement Melville Keys founded North American on December 6, 1928, as a holding company that bought and sold interests in various airlines and aviation-related companies. However, the Air Mail Act of 1934 forced the breakup of such holding companies. North American became a manufacturing company, ...
1938: Batista offers Meyer Lansky and the Mafia control of Havana’s racetracks and casinos in exchange for kickbacks. The US Federal Reserve Bank closes all Cuban operations. 1940: Batista wins election for president. 1941: Batista joins the US in declaring war on the Axis, and allows US...
Yankee, a native or citizen of the United States or, more narrowly, of the New England states of the United States (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut). The term Yankee is often associated with such characteristics as shrewdness, thrift, ingenuity, and...
crowded city. They come out here to raise chickens, make gardens, and be a little more free.” (Quote from "CHICAGO BOASTS ALL-NEGRO TOWN - Robbins, ILL has Negro Mayor and Board of Trustees - Town's Population is 2500 with 11 Churches".The Pittsburgh Courier: 3. September 24, 1938....
When the first DC-3 rolled down the runway in 1934, few knew it was destined to become the most famous commercial airplane ever built. Though not the first low-wing monoplane in a world still dominated by biplanes, it was immediately popular with airlines in America and Europe. It was ea...
Officially known as the Naval Support Facility Thurmont as it is technically a military installation, Camp David is also the retreat place for U.S. presidents. Its construction lasted from 1935 until 1938 and was originally intended to be a camp for federal government age...