United Airlines

Organization

Dates

Existence: 1931-

Historical Note

United Airlines, Inc., commonly referred to as United, is a major United States airline headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. United was established by the joining of several airlines in the late 1920s, the oldest of these being Varney Air Lines, which was founded in 1926. A short time later, in 1931, the airline began operations as United Air Lines. The airline merged with Continental Airlines in 2010, making it one of the world's largest airlines with hundreds of domestic and international destinations.

Found in 44 Collections and/or Records:

Peter M. Wood Boeing Family Film Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2004-07-28

Overview

William E. Boeing was an aviation pioneer who founded The Boeing Company in 1916. The Peter M. Wood Boeing Family Film Collection contains six films, primarily home movies of Boeing family members, from about 1930-1940.

Dates: circa 1930s-1940s

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

McMurray, Henry "Sandy" -- oral history interview, 2020 February 27

File

Scope and Contents Pilot Henry Sanford “Sandy” McMurray is interviewed about his military and commercial flying careers. He discusses his service with the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II, including his flight training with the Civilian Pilot Training Program, his service with the 305th Bombardment Group in the European Theater, and his service with the Air Transport Command in the Pacific Theater. He then shares highlights from his time as a commercial pilot for ONAT (Orvis Nelson Air Transport) and...

Dates: 2020 February 27

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives / The Museum of Flight Oral History Collection

Series VII. Engines and Parts

Series — Multiple Containers

Scope and Contents

This series consists of posters and lithographs that depict details portions of aircraft as wells as other aviation-related technology such as engines.

Dates: circa 1939-2010

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives / Aviation Posters and Lithographs Collection

Stockard, Betty Riley -- oral history interview, 2014 March 19

File

Interview Summary Retired stewardess Betty R. Stockard is interviewed about her career with United Airlines. She discusses her experiences in the airline industry during the 1940s, such as the interview and training process, memorable encounters with passengers, and her flights along the West Coast and to Hawaii. She also recounts a story in which she served as a wartime courier for an important package. Other topics discussed include her childhood and college years in Montana; her thoughts on the Douglas...

Dates: 2014 March 19

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives / The Museum of Flight Oral History Collection

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