American Observes Half Century Of Transatlantic Flight

Celebrating 50 years of transatlantic flight by a landplane, American participated in two ceremonies this week in England and Ireland. American Overseas Airlines (AOA) flew the first scheduled, commercial transatlantic flight Oct. 23, 1945, transporting 32 passengers and a crew of 10 on the nearly...

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