1939 Yankee Clipper 1st transatlantic flight...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 27, 1939



* Yankee Clipper - Boeing 314

* Flying boat - airplane

* 1st transatlantic flight



The front page has a one column heading: "CLIPPER IS NEARING AZORES ON SEA HOP" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues on page 3 with related photo and flight log.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 32 pages, rag edi... See More  

Amelia Earhart... Grover Cleveland Alexander...

LIBERTY magazine, New York, April 8, 1939. This is the complete issue of this popular title with a nice color cover showing a young couple with a box of chocolates and she is giving a chocolate to her dog (see photo). The back page has a nice color ad for Coco Cola.  Includes a stories entitled "Lady with Wings - The Life Story of My Wife, Amerlia Earhart, part 5" and "Pitchers Are Siss... See More  

1st Tranatlantic passenger flight...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, June 25, 1939  This 30+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Fog on Coast Delays Clipper", "Notables Help Blaze Nothern Route"



See photos for text on the 1st ever transatlantic passenger service flight. A historic report in aviation history. This report was published when the famous flight was still in pr... See More  

Howard Hughes' flight around the world...

THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, North Carolina, July 18, 1938  The top of the front page has 2 column heads: "Hughes Plane Ends Historic World Flight" with subhead: "Five Daring Fliers Set Plane Down at New York 3 Days and 19 Hours After Take-Off For Paris, Hughes Says Post Flight More Remarkable Than New One".

Plus a photo of the young Howard Hughes. This report is on Hughes'... See More  

Armstrong - Ambers Boxing...

LIBERTY magazine, New York, December 2, 1939. This is the complete issue of this popular title with a nice color cover showing two football players in a tackle play  (see photo). The back page has a nice color ad for Camel cigarettes. Also has an boxing article "How I Will Take Another Title From (Henry) Armstrong" by Lou Ambers  Very nice condition, and measuring about 8 1/4 by... See More  

Anthony Fokker death... aviation pioneer...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 24, 1939



* Anthony Fokker death w/ photo

* Dutch airplane - aviation pioneer

* "The Flying Dutchman"



The top of page 15 has a one column heading: "A.H.G. FOKKER DIES; AIRPLANE DESIGNER" with subheads and photo. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.

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1st MLB team airplane travel....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 8, 1940



* Brooklyn Dodgers 1st team to fly

* MLB baseball airplane travel



The sport's section (page 30) has one column headings: "DODGERS TRAVEL TO CHICAGO BY AIR" "Two Planes Transport Entire Squad From St. Louis--Team Home Tomorrow"

First report coverage on the first time a MLB baseball team flew by airplane which was the Brooklyn Dodgers. ... See More  

1st air raid on Berlin during WWII...

HERALD EXPRESS, Los Angeles, 5th WAR EXTRA, June 8, 1940



* 1st allied bombing of Berlin, Germany

* French bomber raids German capital

* World War II - WWII original



The front page has a nice banner headline above the masthead: "ALLIES BOMB BERLIN" with subhead. (see) Nice for display. Another WWII related banner headline also.

Complete with all 30 pages, light toning and minor ... See More  

Debut of Sugar Ray Robinson in 1940...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 5, 1940



* Sugar Ray Robinson's pro debut

* Madison Square Garden boxing



A night of boxing was held at Madison Square Garden which involved various fights including the main event at the end as usual which was a title fight. One of the preliminary fights involved Sugar Ray Robinson which was his very first professional boxing match. He would go on to what m... See More  

Green Bay Packers in 1940....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, November 18, 1940



* Green Bay Packers

* 1st to travel by airplane

* NFL football



This 38 page newspaper has a five column headline on page 24: "Early Touchdown by Giants Defeats Packers" with subheads, photo and stats. (see photos)



Though not mentioned in the reporting of this game, this was the very first time a professional football team tr... See More  

Eddie Rickenbacker plane crash...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, February 28, 1941



* Eddie Rickenbacker airplane crash disaster

* World War I ace pilot



This 40 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "7 DEAD, 9 INJURED IN CRASH OF PLANE OUTSIDE ATLANTA" with subheads that include: "Rickenbacker Is Injured" "World War Ace in Serious Condition..." and more. (see)



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Charles Lindbergh resigns his military post....

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, April 28, 1941



* Charles Lindbergh quits his military post

* Aviator - Atlantic Ocean solo flight fame



The front page has a great banner headline announcing: "LINDBERGH QUITS THE ARMY" with subheads and photo. (see) Nice for display.

Complete with all 30 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp within the masthead, small binding holes along... See More  

Rudolph Hess parachute mystery in 1941...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, May 13, 1941 



* Rudolph Hess Scotland parachute jump mystery 

* Adolph Hitler's right hand man 

* World War II 



This 20 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "LONDON, WASHINGTON SEE RIFT IN HITLER'S COUNCIL IN HESS FLIGHT; HINT NO. 3 NAZI FEARED A PURGE" with subheads (see photos).



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Charles Lindbergh's Anti War Address...

NEW YORK TIMES, May 24, 1941 Front page, 3 line, 1 column head: "Lindbergh Joins In Wheeler Plea To U.S. To Shun War" & subheads: "22,000 at Madison Sq. Garden Peace Rally Cheer Leaders Attack on Intervention" "Roosevelt Assailed" "Call for Return to Isolation Stand Demanded". Text of Lindbergh and Wheeler speeches inside, plus photos.



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Charles Lindbergh's Speech...

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Death of actress Carole Lombard...

MARION EVENING POST, Illinois, Jan. 17, 1942 



* Actress Carole Lombard death 

* Airplane crash disaster (1st report)



The top of the front page has a 2 column headline announcing: "Carole Lombard and 21 Others Believed Dead in Plane Crash" with over a full column article.

Complete with 4 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.... See More  

The "Battle of Los Angeles" during World War II...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Feb. 25, 1942 



* Battle of Los Angeles - Air Raid

* Japanese airplane attack ? UFO's ?



The front page has a two column headline: "War in California: Intern Japs, Congressmen Demand; Sub Raider Is Still Loose" with subheads. (see images)

This is a report on what is known as the "Battle of Los Angeles".  This event was a curious inci... See More  

1942 Ensign Peak United Flight 4 disaster...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 1, 1942



* Ensign Peak, Wasatch Mountains Range

* United Flight 4 airplane crash disaster

* Salt Lake City, Utah



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "18 DIE AS AIRLINER HITS PEAK IN UTAH AND CATCHES FIRE" with subheads. (see images)

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Dutch Harbor, Alaska bombed.... Midway...

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, San Francisco, June 4, 1942.



* Dutch Harbor, Alaska

* Japanese airplane attack

* Battle of Midway eve



The front page has a one column heading under: "War Highlights" which reads: "Jap Bombers Strike At Dutch Harbor" (see) Interesting having a WWII report in this famous financial publication.

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1942 Lookout Air Raids... Oregon attacked...

THE BOSTON POST, Sept. 15, 1942



* Lookout Air Raids - Brookings, Oregon

* Incendiary bombs from a Yokosuka E14Y

* Japanese naval aviator Nobuo Fujita



The top of the front page has a five column heading: "JAP PLANE TRIES TO FIRE OREGON WOODS" with subheads. (see images) This event was the first time the contiguous United States was bombed by an enemy aircraft.

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USS Iowa battleship launching... WWII...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 4, 1936



* USS Enterprise carrier launching

* United States Navy - World War II fame

* Most decorated warship of WWII - 20 battle stars



The bottom left corner of page 3 has a tiny and discrete heading: "Plane Carrier is Launched" (see image) Interesting that the future most decorated warship of World War II would get such a small mention but it is what it ... See More  

General Clarence L. Tinker obituary.... Hunting for Rickenbacker

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 25, 1942



* Death of General Clarence Tinker

* Still hunting for Rickenbacker



The front page has a one column headline: "FLIERS STILL HUNT FOR RICKENBACKER " with subheading: "Long-range Patrol Craft of Navy Find No Trace of Lost Army Plane in Pacific".

Page 20 contains an article titled: "TINKER'S DEATH EXPLAINED" with subheadin... See More  

1942 Eddie Rickenbacker found alive....

HERALD EXPRESS, WAR EXTRA, Los Angeles, November 14, 1942



* Eddie Rickenbacker found alive

* American World War I airplane fighter ace

* Adrift at sea for 24 days



The front page has great banner headline: "SAVE RICKENBACKER, 5 OTHERS FROM SEA" with subhead. Pictorial and banner heading on page 3. And more on page 4. First report coverage on the rescue of Captain Eddie Rickenbacke... See More  

Jimmy Doolittle air attack on Sicily & Sardina...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 21, 1943



* Aviation pioneer Jimmy Doolittle

* Northwest African Strategic Air Force

* Air raids on Islands of Sicily & Sardina - Italy

* World War II airplanes attack



The front page has a two column heading: "Doolittle's Pilots Bag 73 Planes at Cost of Four" (see)

Complete with 30 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally ... See More  

Rocket guns in World War II...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 22, 1943



* Rocket glider bombs

* Nazis new weapon



This 48 page newspaper two column headlines on page 13 that include: "Churchill Reveals Nazis Are Using Glider Bomb Powered by Rocket" and more (see photos). See photo for text here.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout with much on World War II. Complete, rag edition in great c... See More