The above image from my father’s scrapbook is a historical photograph of the Hawker Fury, described as the “world’s fastest military plane” in May 1933. The caption indicates that this high-speed aircraft was undergoing flying trials in London and had already demonstrated speeds of 250 miles per hour with complete military equipment. The image showcases…
This newspaper clipping describes a new U.S. Army pursuit plane from Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio, probably a prototype at that time. The aircraft was manufactured in Buffalo by the Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Co. Key features of this aircraft include: The image shows the aircraft in flight with the date ‘Jan 1933’ marked. This…
The Boeing 247 revolutionized civilian air travel through high speed, passenger comfort, and futuristic designs not seen by the previous airliners, virtually rendering them obsolete in a single day. Some examples of earlier airlines consisted of the Ford Tri-motor “Tin Goose,” the Fokker F-10 Super Trimotor, and the Curtiss Condor biplane. These airliners were usually…
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John Knudsen Northrop, aka “Jack” Northrop, doesn’t need an introduction, and I have fond memories of the first time seeing his XB-35 flying wing on the cover of an old magazine that my father had been reading the night before. I must have been five or six at the time, and that single image still…
Tony had many scrapbooks, but his favorite is the one he started around 1930 using his father’s hardcover book “The Home” that he glued newspaper and magazine articles into that he found meaningful about aviation. Little did he know, or maybe he did, that he was preserving aviation history so the stories would always be…
