Into the Wind
Title:
First Commercial Passenger Charter Flight to Alaska, 1929
Photographer:
Elliot L. Fisher
Description:
Pilot Paddy Burke, Mrs. Jack McCord, and Mr. and Mrs. McCarthy, with mechanic George Lortic in the background, pose before departing for Juneau. They had just completed the first commercial passenger charter flight from the "States" on March 18, 1929 in a Boeing flying boat.
Collection:
Ketchikan Museums: Tongass Historical Society Collection, THS 61.8.1.558
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