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Eastern Air Lines

 Organization

Historical Note

Eastern Air Lines was a major American airline from 1926 to 1991. It was headquartered at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida. It was headed by World War I fighter Ace Eddie Rickenbacker, from 1938 to 1959.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Ron Weisberg Elmer G. Cross photographs collection

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2018-10-01-A
Contents of the Collection This small collection contains four (4) black-and-white photographs of Elmer Cross and relates to his airmail pilot career for Pitcairn Aviation during 1928. Each of the photographs are 8x10" and include information on the reverse. One photograph shows Cross seated in a partially obscured unidentified aircraft with another man standing next to the U.S. Mail plane. A handwritten caption on the reverse reads "Elmer G. Cross, 6/11/28, as he joins Pitcairn Aviation to fly U.S. mail."...

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