Difference between revisions of "Coast to Coast in 48 Hours"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| (14 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-16h49m46s036.jpg|thumb|right|350px|none|<i>Coast to Coast in 48 Hours</i> screen title.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-16h49m46s036.jpg|thumb|right|350px|none|<i>Coast to Coast in 48 Hours</i> screen title.]] | ||
<b>Documentary (1929)</b><br> | <b>Documentary (1929)</b><br> | ||
| Line 18: | Line 15: | ||
= Coast to Coast route = | = Coast to Coast route = | ||
[[Image:Coast_to_coast_1.JPG|thumb|300px|none|]] | [[Image:Coast_to_coast_1.JPG|thumb|300px|none|]] | ||
| − | Combination of train and plane between New-York and Los Angeles.<br> | + | Combination of train and plane between New-York and Los Angeles in 2 days.<br> |
| − | The service was inaugurated on July 7, 1929 and lasted few months until the | + | The service was inaugurated on July 7, 1929 and lasted few months under [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]] brand until the merge with Maddux Air Lines in November 1929. In 1930 TAT-Maddux merged with its former competitor Western Air Express to form [[:Category:Transcontinental & Western Air|T&WA-Transcontinental & Western Air]], which later became [[:Category: Trans World Airlines|TWA]]. |
= New York - Columbus = | = New York - Columbus = | ||
| Line 30: | Line 27: | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-16h53m36s572.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Ford Trimotor of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-16h53m36s572.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Ford Trimotor of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] | ||
| − | == [[:Category: Ford Trimotor |Ford 5-AT | + | == [[:Category: Ford Trimotor |Ford 5-AT Trimotor]] == |
Boarding of passengers at Port Columbus Airport. | Boarding of passengers at Port Columbus Airport. | ||
| − | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-16h54m06s187.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Ford 5-AT | + | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-16h54m06s187.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Ford 5-AT Trimotor of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] |
| − | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-16h54m17s919.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Ford 5-AT | + | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-16h54m17s919.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Ford 5-AT Trimotor of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] |
| − | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-16h54m27s266.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Ford 5-AT | + | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-16h54m27s266.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Ford 5-AT Trimotor of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] |
| − | Port Columbus Airport terminal in the background. [See discussion tab] | + | Port Columbus Airport terminal in the background. [https://www.impdb.org/index.php?title=Talk:Coast_to_Coast_in_48_Hours See discussion tab (1)] |
| − | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-16h54m32s626.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Ford 5-AT | + | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-16h54m32s626.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Ford 5-AT Trimotor of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] |
= Columbus - Indianapolis = | = Columbus - Indianapolis = | ||
| Line 43: | Line 40: | ||
== [[:Category: Ford Trimotor |Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor]] == | == [[:Category: Ford Trimotor |Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor]] == | ||
Taking-off from Port Columbus Airport.<br> | Taking-off from Port Columbus Airport.<br> | ||
| − | Registration NC9607, c/n 5-AT-5 NC9607. Delivered new to [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]] in November 1928, named ''The Kansas City''. Transferred to [[:Category: Transcontinental & Western Air| | + | Registration NC9607, c/n 5-AT-5 NC9607. Delivered new to [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]] in November 1928, named ''The Kansas City''. Transferred to [[:Category: Transcontinental & Western Air|T&WA-Transcontinental & Western Air]] after merge in October 1930. Destroyed in Quay, New Mexico in August 1933. |
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-16h54m55s696.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.NC9607 Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor ''The Kansas City'' of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-16h54m55s696.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.NC9607 Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor ''The Kansas City'' of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-16h55m04s096.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.NC9607 Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor ''The Kansas City'' of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-16h55m04s096.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.NC9607 Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor ''The Kansas City'' of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] | ||
| Line 56: | Line 53: | ||
== [[:Category: Ford Trimotor |Ford 5-AT-C Trimotor]] == | == [[:Category: Ford Trimotor |Ford 5-AT-C Trimotor]] == | ||
At Lambert-St. Louis Flying Field (St. Louis Lambert International Airport) nowadays. [See discussion tab]<br> | At Lambert-St. Louis Flying Field (St. Louis Lambert International Airport) nowadays. [See discussion tab]<br> | ||
| − | NC9648, c/n 5-AT-57. Delivered new to [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]] in November 1928, named ''City of Wichita''. Transferred to [[:Category: Transcontinental & Western Air| | + | NC9648, c/n 5-AT-57. Delivered new to [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]] in November 1928, named ''City of Wichita''. Transferred to [[:Category: Transcontinental & Western Air|T&WA-Transcontinental & Western Air]] after merge in October 1930. Sold to Republic Oil Co. Crashed at Anchorage in August 1937 used by Wien Airways of Alaska. |
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-16h58m31s049.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.NC9648 Ford 5-AT-C Trimotor ''City of Wichita'' of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-16h58m31s049.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.NC9648 Ford 5-AT-C Trimotor ''City of Wichita'' of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-16h58m50s174.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.NC9648 Ford 5-AT-C Trimotor ''City of Wichita'' of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-16h58m50s174.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.NC9648 Ford 5-AT-C Trimotor ''City of Wichita'' of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] | ||
| Line 89: | Line 86: | ||
[[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-17h05m24s911.jpg|thumb|500px|none|NC7455 Curtiss O-1 Special Falcon.]] | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-17h05m24s911.jpg|thumb|500px|none|NC7455 Curtiss O-1 Special Falcon.]] | ||
| + | = Wichita - Waynoka = | ||
| + | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-17h05m35s533.jpg|thumb|200px|none|]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | == [[:Category: Ford Trimotor |Ford 5-AT-C Trimotor]] == | ||
| + | NC9648 on flight to Waynoka. | ||
| + | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-27-16h30m59s412.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.NC9648 Ford 5-AT-C Trimotor ''City of Wichita'' of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] | ||
| + | Waynoka TAT Airport: Last destination of the first aerial section carried out during the day. 'Aerocar' shuttle used for transfert of passengers between the airport and Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway station in the city. | ||
| + | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-17h05m53s825.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.NC9648 Ford 5-AT-C Trimotor ''City of Wichita'' of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | = Waynoka - Clovis = | ||
| + | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-17h07m05s481.jpg|thumb|200px|none|]] | ||
| + | This route was done by night train from the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. | ||
| + | |||
| + | == [[:Category: Ford Trimotor |Ford 5-AT Trimotor]] == | ||
| + | Boarding of passengers in the morning at Clovis Portair Field (Cannon Air Force Base nowadays). | ||
| + | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-17h07m21s309.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Ford 5-AT Trimotor of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-17h07m25s373.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Ford 5-AT Trimotor of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-17h07m34s362.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Ford 5-AT Trimotor of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | = Clovis - Albuquerque = | ||
| + | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-17h07m51s931.jpg|thumb|200px|none|]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | == [[:Category: Ford Trimotor |Ford 5-AT Trimotor]] == | ||
| + | Taking off from Clovis Portair Field. | ||
| + | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-17h07m44s159.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Ford 5-AT Trimotor of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-17h07m46s347.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Ford 5-AT Trimotor of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-17h07m56s729.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Ford 5-AT Trimotor of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] | ||
| + | Arrival at Albuquerque Oxnard Field (Kirtland Air Force Base nowadays).[https://www.impdb.org/index.php?title=Talk:Coast_to_Coast_in_48_Hours See discussion tab (2)] | ||
| + | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-17h08m29s019.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Ford 5-AT Trimotor of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | = Albuquerque - Winslow = | ||
| + | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-17h10m19s215.jpg|thumb|200px|none|]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | == [[:Category: Ford Trimotor |Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor]] == | ||
| + | Soon departure from Albuquerque Oxnard Field.<br> | ||
| + | Registration NC9646, c/n 5-AT-9. Delivered new to [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]] in January 1929, named ''City of Los Angeles''. Transferred to [[:Category: Transcontinental & Western Air|T&WA-Transcontinental & Western Air]] after merge in October 1930. Sold to Gulf Oil Co. then Mene Grande Oil Co. Exported to Venezuela in October 1937 , registered YV-MGO. | ||
| + | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-17h08m57s697.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.NC9646 Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor ''City of Los Angeles'' of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-17h09m50s098.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.NC9646 Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor ''City of Los Angeles'' of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] | ||
| + | Refuelling at Winslow Municipal Airport (Winslow–Lindbergh Regional Airport nowadays). | ||
| + | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-17h11m03s410.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.NC9646 Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor ''City of Los Angeles'' of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] | ||
| + | There are 2 in this picture of Winslow Municipal Airport. | ||
| + | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-17h11m10s177.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-17h11m19s119.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.NC9646 Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor ''City of Los Angeles'' of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | = Winslow - Kingman = | ||
| + | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-17h11m25s394.jpg|thumb|200px|none|]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | == [[:Category: Ford Trimotor |Ford 5-AT Trimotor]] == | ||
| + | Postcard held by a passenger sat in the cabin of the plane. | ||
| + | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-17h11m36s853.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Ford 5-AT Trimotor of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-17h11m41s935.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Ford 5-AT Trimotor of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-17h12m03s964.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Ford 5-AT Trimotor of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] | ||
| + | Stopover at Kingman Airport. | ||
| + | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-17h12m33s096.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Ford 5-AT Trimotor of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | = Kingman - Los Angeles = | ||
| + | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-17h13m06s772.jpg|thumb|200px|none|]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | == [[:Category: Ford Trimotor |Ford 5-AT Trimotor]] == | ||
| + | Flight over Mt Wilson Observatory, CA. | ||
| + | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-17h14m01s737.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Ford 5-AT Trimotor of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] | ||
| + | Final approach at Los Angeles [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|Grand Central Airport, Glendale, California]]. | ||
| + | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-17h15m10s434.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Ford 5-AT Trimotor of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] | ||
| + | [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|Grand Central Airport]] [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT]]'s facilities behind one of [[:Category: Ford Trimotor |Ford Trimotor]]s from [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT]]. | ||
| + | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-17h15m45s285.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Ford 5-AT Trimotor of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-17h15m50s681.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Ford 5-AT Trimotor of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] | ||
| + | [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|Grand Central Air Terminal]] in the background.[https://www.impdb.org/index.php?title=Talk:Coast_to_Coast_in_48_Hours See discussion tab (3)] | ||
| + | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-17h16m02s096.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Ford 5-AT Trimotor of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | == [[:Category: Ford Trimotor |Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor]] == | ||
| + | Registration NC9651, c/n 5-AT-34. Delivered new to [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]] in January 1929, named ''City of Philadelphia''. Transferred to [[:Category: Transcontinental & Western Air|T&WA-Transcontinental & Western Air]] after merge in October 1930. Sold to RCA Manufacturing Co, then Aircraft Exporting Corp, Star Air Lines and K Weeks. Changed registration to NX9651. Accident in LaLande, NM in May 30, Ground looped Fairbanks August 1943. Stored and restored in June 1964.<br> | ||
| + | Note the 3x [[:Category:Unidentified Aircraft| Unidentified Aircraft]] in the far background on the right. | ||
| + | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-17h16m18s316.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.NC9651 Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] | ||
| + | Final stop in front of [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|Grand Central Air Terminal]]. | ||
| + | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-17h17m15s444.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.NC9651 Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-17h17m36s672.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.NC9651 Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] | ||
| + | End of 48 hour journey (safe and sound).[https://www.impdb.org/index.php?title=Talk:Coast_to_Coast_in_48_Hours See discussion tab (4)] | ||
| + | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-17h17m55s741.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.NC9651 Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] | ||
| + | Welcoming passengers in the presence of Amelia Earhart.[https://www.impdb.org/index.php?title=Talk:Coast_to_Coast_in_48_Hours See discussion tab (5)] | ||
| + | [[Image:Vlcsnap-2024-01-26-17h18m28s482.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg.NC9651 Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor of [[:Category: Transcontinental Air Transport|TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport]].]] | ||
{{footnote}} | {{footnote}} | ||
| + | |||
= See also = | = See also = | ||
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8807020/ Coast to Coast in 48 Hours at IMDb] | * [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8807020/ Coast to Coast in 48 Hours at IMDb] | ||
| Line 97: | Line 175: | ||
* [https://www.imcdb.org/movie_8807020-Coast-to-Coast-in-48-Hours.html Coast to Coast in 48 Hours at IMCDb] | * [https://www.imcdb.org/movie_8807020-Coast-to-Coast-in-48-Hours.html Coast to Coast in 48 Hours at IMCDb] | ||
| − | [[Category: Curtiss | + | [[Category: Curtiss Falcon]] |
[[Category: Ford Trimotor]] | [[Category: Ford Trimotor]] | ||
[[Category: Transcontinental Air Transport]] | [[Category: Transcontinental Air Transport]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:50, 28 January 2024
Documentary (1929)
Starring:
General W.Watterbury (President, Pennsylvania Railroad)
Colonel Charles A.Lindbergh (Chaiman Technical Committee, T.A.T. Maddux Airlines)
Clement M.Keys (Chairman of the Board, Transcontinental Air Transport Inc.)
Daniel M.Sheaffer (Chairman, Transcontinental Air Transport Inc, Executive Committee)
Jack Maddux (President,T.A.T. Maddux Airlines)
Charles Lindbergh introduces this account of a trip from New York to California, by both train and plane, that took 48 hours.
Coast to Coast route
Combination of train and plane between New-York and Los Angeles in 2 days.
The service was inaugurated on July 7, 1929 and lasted few months under TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport brand until the merge with Maddux Air Lines in November 1929. In 1930 TAT-Maddux merged with its former competitor Western Air Express to form T&WA-Transcontinental & Western Air, which later became TWA.
New York - Columbus
This route was done by train of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The passengers had to board a night train called The Airway Limited to take them to the airport in Columbus, Ohio (today is John Glenn International Airport), 850 miles away.
Ford Trimotor
Port Columbus Airport terminal.
Ford Trimotor of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Ford 5-AT Trimotor
Boarding of passengers at Port Columbus Airport.
Ford 5-AT Trimotor of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Ford 5-AT Trimotor of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Ford 5-AT Trimotor of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Port Columbus Airport terminal in the background. See discussion tab (1)
Ford 5-AT Trimotor of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Columbus - Indianapolis
Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor
Taking-off from Port Columbus Airport.
Registration NC9607, c/n 5-AT-5 NC9607. Delivered new to TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport in November 1928, named The Kansas City. Transferred to T&WA-Transcontinental & Western Air after merge in October 1930. Destroyed in Quay, New Mexico in August 1933.
Reg.NC9607 Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor The Kansas City of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Reg.NC9607 Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor The Kansas City of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Reg.NC9607 Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor The Kansas City of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Reg.NC9607 Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor The Kansas City of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Landing at Indianapolis-Mars Hill Airport/Stout Army Air Field.
Reg.NC9607 Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor The Kansas City of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Indianapolis - Saint Louis
Ford 5-AT-C Trimotor
At Lambert-St. Louis Flying Field (St. Louis Lambert International Airport) nowadays. [See discussion tab]
NC9648, c/n 5-AT-57. Delivered new to TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport in November 1928, named City of Wichita. Transferred to T&WA-Transcontinental & Western Air after merge in October 1930. Sold to Republic Oil Co. Crashed at Anchorage in August 1937 used by Wien Airways of Alaska.
Reg.NC9648 Ford 5-AT-C Trimotor City of Wichita of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Reg.NC9648 Ford 5-AT-C Trimotor City of Wichita of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Reg.NC9648 Ford 5-AT-C Trimotor City of Wichita of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Reg.NC9648 Ford 5-AT-C Trimotor City of Wichita of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Reg.NC9648 Ford 5-AT-C Trimotor City of Wichita of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Saint Louis - Kansas City
Ford 5-AT Trimotor
Ford 5-AT Trimotor of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Kansas City - Wichita
Ford 5-AT-C Trimotor
NC9648 seen again.
Reg.NC9648 Ford 5-AT-C Trimotor City of Wichita of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Reg.NC9648 Ford 5-AT-C Trimotor City of Wichita of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Reg.NC9648 Ford 5-AT-C Trimotor City of Wichita of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Curtiss O-1 Special Falcon
A visitor from the sky comes to accompany the Ford Trimotor for a few minutes: Charles Lindbergh himself for the greatest pleasure of passengers. See above.
Lindbergh chose the Falcon to survey the route to be flown by TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport. The plane could cruise as fast as the Ford Trimotor and Lindbergh could figure the time schedules required to fly the routes proposed.
Except the white colour of the tail fin, which may have been changed at some point, it must be:
Registration NC7455, c/n 3. Civil VIP version, delivered to C.Lindbergh. Sold to Pan American Grace Airways in the 1930s, then to Curtiss Wright Export Corp /NY. Cancelled in December 1938.
Wichita - Waynoka
Ford 5-AT-C Trimotor
NC9648 on flight to Waynoka.
Reg.NC9648 Ford 5-AT-C Trimotor City of Wichita of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Waynoka TAT Airport: Last destination of the first aerial section carried out during the day. 'Aerocar' shuttle used for transfert of passengers between the airport and Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway station in the city.
Reg.NC9648 Ford 5-AT-C Trimotor City of Wichita of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Waynoka - Clovis
This route was done by night train from the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
Ford 5-AT Trimotor
Boarding of passengers in the morning at Clovis Portair Field (Cannon Air Force Base nowadays).
Ford 5-AT Trimotor of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Ford 5-AT Trimotor of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Ford 5-AT Trimotor of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Clovis - Albuquerque
Ford 5-AT Trimotor
Taking off from Clovis Portair Field.
Ford 5-AT Trimotor of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Ford 5-AT Trimotor of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Ford 5-AT Trimotor of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Arrival at Albuquerque Oxnard Field (Kirtland Air Force Base nowadays).See discussion tab (2)
Ford 5-AT Trimotor of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Albuquerque - Winslow
Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor
Soon departure from Albuquerque Oxnard Field.
Registration NC9646, c/n 5-AT-9. Delivered new to TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport in January 1929, named City of Los Angeles. Transferred to T&WA-Transcontinental & Western Air after merge in October 1930. Sold to Gulf Oil Co. then Mene Grande Oil Co. Exported to Venezuela in October 1937 , registered YV-MGO.
Reg.NC9646 Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor City of Los Angeles of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Reg.NC9646 Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor City of Los Angeles of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Refuelling at Winslow Municipal Airport (Winslow–Lindbergh Regional Airport nowadays).
Reg.NC9646 Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor City of Los Angeles of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
There are 2 in this picture of Winslow Municipal Airport.
Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Reg.NC9646 Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor City of Los Angeles of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Winslow - Kingman
Ford 5-AT Trimotor
Postcard held by a passenger sat in the cabin of the plane.
Ford 5-AT Trimotor of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Ford 5-AT Trimotor of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Ford 5-AT Trimotor of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Stopover at Kingman Airport.
Ford 5-AT Trimotor of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Kingman - Los Angeles
Ford 5-AT Trimotor
Flight over Mt Wilson Observatory, CA.
Ford 5-AT Trimotor of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Final approach at Los Angeles Grand Central Airport, Glendale, California.
Ford 5-AT Trimotor of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Grand Central Airport TAT's facilities behind one of Ford Trimotors from TAT.
Ford 5-AT Trimotor of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Ford 5-AT Trimotor of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Grand Central Air Terminal in the background.See discussion tab (3)
Ford 5-AT Trimotor of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor
Registration NC9651, c/n 5-AT-34. Delivered new to TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport in January 1929, named City of Philadelphia. Transferred to T&WA-Transcontinental & Western Air after merge in October 1930. Sold to RCA Manufacturing Co, then Aircraft Exporting Corp, Star Air Lines and K Weeks. Changed registration to NX9651. Accident in LaLande, NM in May 30, Ground looped Fairbanks August 1943. Stored and restored in June 1964.
Note the 3x Unidentified Aircraft in the far background on the right.
Reg.NC9651 Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Final stop in front of Grand Central Air Terminal.
Reg.NC9651 Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Reg.NC9651 Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
End of 48 hour journey (safe and sound).See discussion tab (4)
Reg.NC9651 Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Welcoming passengers in the presence of Amelia Earhart.See discussion tab (5)
Reg.NC9651 Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor of TAT-Transcontinental Air Transport.
Back To: