Fokker F.32 and Ford Tri-Motor Airplanes at Municipal Airport
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Photograph of one Fokker F.32 airplane (left) and three Ford Tri-Motor airplanes (right) displayed for a large crowd of several thousand at Municipal Airport, April 4, 1930. This F.32, NC334N, was one of two owned by Western Air Express, and shows "Fox Flying House Party, Western Air Express, New York to Hollywood" on the fuselage. Mary McElroy among others left on this 32-passenger airplane the next day. The Ford Tri-Motor airplanes were owned by Transcontinental Air Transport (TAT) - Maddux Air Lines, which merged with Transcontinental and Western Air (TWA) that year. Downtown Kansas City, Missouri is shown in the background.
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April 4th 1930
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300 Richards Road
Kansas City, MO
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Collection Title, Call or Box Number:
PHL 9702
Digital Object Identifier:
JCHS-PHL-9702-0001