Trans World Airlines
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1930 - 2001
Historical Note
Trans World Airlines (TWA) was a major American airline from 1930 until 2001. It was originally formed as Transcontinental & Western Air as the result of the merger of Transcontinental Air Transport (T-A-T) and Western Air Express. The airline ceased operations when it was acquired by American Airlines.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Angela Gardner Trans World Airlines Flight Attendant Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2008-08-15
Overview
Angela J. (Hughes) Gardner was a flight attendant with TWA from approximately 1962-1987. The collection documents her work with textual and visual materials.
Dates:
1943, 1962-1993
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Arlene E. Johnsen Trans World Airlines Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2010-08-05
Contents of the Collection
The Arlene E. Johnsen Trans World Airlines Collection consists of textual materials collected by Arlene E. Johnson during her 36-year career as a flight attendant for Trans World Airlines (TWA), from 1960-1996. It also includes a small amount of materials related to the crash that claimed her life, collected by her twin sister, Marlene. Original order has been maintained and the collection is arranged into two series: Series I: Arlene Johnsen TWA materials and Series II: TWA Flight 800...
Dates:
1961-2003
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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