| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NC9606 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Ford Tri-Motor |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Ford Tri-Motor |
| Aircraft Version: | Ford 5-AT-B Tri-Motor |
| C/n (msn): | 5-AT-4 |
| Operator Titles: | TAT - Transcontinental Air Transport |
| Aircraft Name: | Columbus |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Washington - Anacostia NAS (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | District of Columbia, United States |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | November 1928 to July 1929 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 450881 |
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'The first plane of the new transcontinental air line, of which Col Lindbergh is one of the organizers, photographed at Boiling Fields [sic].' Bolling Field was the same runway as Anacostia until 1935, when the US Army moved to a new Bolling Field nearby. TAT offered the first coast-to-coast air service between New York and Los Angeles in 1929, although the 48-hour journey involved a night train between NY and Columbus, Ohio and another one between Waynoka, Oklahoma and Clovis, New Mexico. 'Take A Train' merged with Maddux Air Lines, and then with Western Air Express to form TWA in 1930. Photo from: Library of Congress This photo was added on 3 April 2022, and has since been viewed 623 times. |