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Nihon Kōkū

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1951-

Historical Note

Japan Airlines, also seen as Japan Air Lines, was founded in 1951. It is the flag carrier airline of Japan and operates passenger and cargo service as of 2024.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Commercial Airlines Collection (Part 5, J-L)

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-00-00-23-5
Abstract

The Commercial Airlines Collection is an artificial collection comprised of textual, visual, and audiovisual materials of commercial airlines from around the world, 1910s-2020s.

Dates: circa 1910s-2020s; Majority of material found within 1950s-1990s

Lester Lee Cruse Commercial Airline Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2024-08-01
Contents of the Collection The Lester Lee Cruse Commercial Airline Collection is a small collection that holds textual and visual materials relevant to the 1956-1977 career of Lester Lee Cruse, pilot for Japan Airlines, Saudia, Southern Airways, Trans Mediterranean Airways, and Trans World Airlines (TWA). Materials include his flight log books, which start with his flight training in 1949 and continue through his career through 1977. The logs include brief information about type of aircraft, origination...
Dates: 1945-1984

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