| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NC984Y |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 9 Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 173 |
| Operator Titles: | Air Express Corporation |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | New York - Floyd Bennett Field (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | New York, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: NOP Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 28 November 1932 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 429824 |
| Photo Comment |
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Philip Philbin, on the left, established the Air Express Corporation at Denver in the fall of 1932 and from December, it ran a fast air cargo service between New York and Los Angeles. Flights took an average of 17 hours. The company did not last long, folding in March 1933. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution This photo was added on 11 January 2022, and has since been viewed 480 times. |