Hanson, Doris M. (Jensen), 1935-

Person

Dates

Existence: 1935 June 7

Biographical Note: Doris M. (Jensen) Hanson

Doris M. (Jensen) Hanson was a flight attendant in the mid-twentieth century. Doris Mae (Jensen) Hanson was born on June 7, 1935 in Polson, Montana to Walter Algud and Lilly Margaret Jensen. She had a twin sister, Delores, and four other siblings.

She and her twin sister worked in communications for Pan American World Airways starting around 1954 and then as flight attendants for Western Airlines from 1956-1959. Doris married Harlis Duane Hanson (born 1930) in Polson, Montana on October 10, 1959. She was a resident of California at that point. She likely ended her career when she married.

As of 2021 she was living in Edmonds, Washington.

No further information is known. Biograhpical note derived from donor information and records on Ancestry.com.

Gender

female

Occupations

Flight attendants

Places

Montana (Place of Birth)
Washington (State) (Residence)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Doris M. (Jensen) Hanson Flight Attendant Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 2021-06-25-A

Content Description The Doris M. (Jensen) Hanson Flight Attendant Collection is a small collection consisting of visual and textual materials related to Hanson's career as a flight attendant. She worked in Communications for Pan Am in 1954 and then as a flight attendant for Western Airlines from 1956-1959, but other airlines are represented in the collection as well. Materials related Hanson's work with Western Airlines include: "The Californian Champagne Flights" menu used as postcard,...

Dates: 1957-1974

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Archives at The Museum of Flight