Information
Date
1935 to 1939
Description
Western Airlines' first pilot Fred Kelly, showing a boy scout knife to other veteran flier Jimmy James on the left. Center, company engineer Herbert Hoover, Jr. son of the late President. They are standing beside a Douglas M-2 biplane, the type of aircraft first used in 1926 by Western Airlines (originally called Western Air Express Corporation).
Digital ID
pho020113
Physical Identifier
0045_0035