Aircraft Photo of NC984Y | Lockheed 9 Orion | Air Express Corporation | AirHistory.net #429824
Aircraft
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
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

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

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