In Flight with United Air Lines

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Stock #:564078
Type: Postcard
Era: Real Photo
Postmark: 1933 Aug-4
Stamp: 1c
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)

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A New Era in Travel - New "Three-Mile-A-Minute" Boeing shrinks america to on fourth its size when size is measured in travel time. All-Metal The 74 foot wing can support a load of 36 1/2 tons, and the landing gear 32 tons, and the landing gear 32 tons-5 times the plane's gross weight. 2 wasp engines - Fully loaded, the plane can fly if necessary o n only one of its two 550 h.p. supercharged "Wasp" engines. Two Pilots - United Pilots average over 4000 hours flying experience. Instrument board has latest inventions and aids to avigation. 2-way Radio Voice communication between planes and ground stations. . . Frequent weather reports "telephoned up" . . . Directive Beam. Stewardess Service United employs 50 young women as stewardesses on the new "Three-Mile-A-Minute" Boeing 10 passenger-cargo monoplanes.

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