Charles Lindbergh's air mail flight... Panama...

QUINCY EVENING NEWS, Mass., February 7, 1929



* Aviator Charles Lindbergh

* Air mail flight to Panama



The front page has a one column heading: "Lindy On Last Leg of Flight To Canal Zone" (see) Coverage on the end of Charles Lindbergh's historic 1st air mail flight to Panama .

Complete with 16 pages, light toning, some small binding slits along the spine, generally nice.... See More  

Woman aviator Bobbi Trout record flight....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 12, 1929



* Evelyn "Bobbi" Trout

* Female aviator - aviatrix

* Airplane endurance flight record

* Los Angeles International Airporrt



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading that reads: "Miss Trout Sets Mark With 17-Hour Flight; Recaptures Record Miss Smith Took From Her" (see) Always nice to have notable events in history r... See More  

Death of Lily Langtry ... Lindbergh is engaged...

NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 13, 1929 



* Lily Langtry death

* Charles Lingbergh



The front page has one column heads: "Lily Langtry Dies on Rivera at 74" "Actress, Once Called World's Greatest Beauty, Succumbs to Heart Disease & Influenza" "Was Idolized By Society" "She Captivated England & American With Her Comeliness and Charm Generation Ago"... See More  

Female aviation-themed color cover... Aiken, South Carolina (equestrian)...

LIBERTY magazine, New York, February 23, 1929 The color cover of this issue has an illustration of young pilots with the caption: "Give Her the Air!", with a related article on page 56. An inside article has: "Apes and Atheism in Arkansas", with another being: "King Horse Still Reigns at Aiken", regarding the equestrian beginnings in Aiken, Soth Carolina, prior t... See More  

St. Valentine's Day massacre indictment... Jack McGurn....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Feb. 28, 1929



* St. Valentine's Day massacre arrest (1st rpt.)

* Jack McGurn - Al Capone trigger man

* Charles Lindbergh airplane crash in Mexico



The front page has a one column heading: "GANGSTER HELD IN KILLING OF 7" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on the capture of Al Capone henchman, Jack McGurn, for his role in the St. Valentine&... See More  

Charles Lindbergh daily airmail service begins from Mexico....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 10, 1929



* Aviator Charles Lindbergh inaugurates

* 1st daily airmail service from Mexico to U.S.



The front page has a one column heading: "LINDBERGH AT BORDER WITH MEXICAN MAIL" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on aviator Charles Lindbergh making the very 1st daily airmail flight from Mexico to the United States. (Mexico City to Brownsville, Tex... See More  

Amelia Earhart gets her commercial pilot license...

NEW YORK TIMES, March 29, 1929  



* Woman aviator Amelia Earhart

* Gets Airline Transport Pilot License



Page 16 has one column heads: " Permit For Miss Earhart" "She is Fourth Woman to Aviation Transport License".



Complete in 48 pages, minor margin wear, nice condition.



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Slocum, Texas tornado disaster....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 25, 1929



* Slocum, the town that blew away

* Anderson County, Texas tornado disaster

* Elinor Smith aviation feat



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Seven Killed in Texas Village by Tornado; Blizzard Isolates Area About Cheyenne" (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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Early aviation...

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, May 27, 1929



* Early aviation

* Airplane in the air time record



This 18 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "ENDURANCE FLIERS LAND AFTER 172 HOURS" with subheads. (see) Other news of the day. Light browning with little spine wear, otherwise in good condition.

Marriage of Charles Lindbergh...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, May 28, 1929

 

* Charles Lindbergh Gets Married 

* Anne Morrow 



This 14 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "LINDBERGH'S PLANE LEAVES FOR SOME UNKNOWN POINT" with subhead.



Other news of the day throughout. Light browning, otherwise in good condition.



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Marriage of Charles Lindbergh...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 28, 1929.

 

* Charles Lindbergh Gets Married

* Anne Morrow



The front page has a two column headline: "COLONEL LINDBERGH WEDS ANNE MORROW IN HER HOME; MAY FLY ON HONEYMOON" with subheads that include: "Pair Slip Away In Auto""Only 20 Present at Surprise Wedding in Englewood  and more with related photos on page 3.

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Charles Lindbergh Hops Off For Honeymoon...

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, NE May 29, 1929. This 20 page newspaper has a one line, seven column headline on the front page: "LINDY AND ANNE VANISH ON HONEYMOON" with subheads on the recent marriage between Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow. Issue is in good condition. 

Charles Lindbergh & Anne Morrow photo...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 20, 1929



* Aviator Charles Lindbergh

* Anne Morrow post honeymoon



Page 3 has a two column photo with caption: "First Public Appearance Of The New 'We'" One column headings include: "LINDBERGH AND WIFE TAKE TO AIR AGAIN" "Fly at Mitchel Field, Where Colonel Tries Out New Safety Biplane" and more. (See)

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Lewis Yancey flight to Rome, Italy....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 11, 1929



* Lewis Yancey & Roger Q. Williams flight

* Old Orchard Beach, Maine to Rome, Italy

* Bellanca monoplane "The Pathfinder" airplane



The front page has a three column headline: "ROME THRONG GREETS AMERICAN FLIERS, WHO REACH GOAL AFTER STOP IN SPAIN; CALIFORNIA PLANE STILL UP AT 207th HOUR" with subheads. (see) Lengthy coverage continu... See More  

Robert H. Goddard & his early rockets.....

NEW YORK TIMES, July 21, 1929 



* Robert H. Goddard

* Early rockets - rocketry

* Space -  Moon ?



Page 11 has column heads that include: "TO EXPLORE SKIES WITH 'MOON ROCKET'", "Smithsonian Institution Expects Dr. Goddard's Device to Reach Outer Space", "INSTRUMENTS TO BE MADE" and more (see ). Very early reporting on the world of rocketry.

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1929 Endurance airplane flight record...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 24, 1929 



* Airplane endurance record flight 

* Curtiss Robin monoplane airplane 



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "ST. LOUIS FLIERS SET ENDURANCE RECORD; KEEP ON INTO NIGHT" with subheads. (see) Lengthy article continues on page 3 with 3 related photos. (see) Coverage on the airplane endurance record flight on the Curtiss... See More  

1929 Endurance airplane flight record...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 28, 1929 



* Airplane endurance record flight 

* Curtiss Robin monoplane airplane 

* Richard Byrd's Antarctica expedition



The front page has a two column heading: "Most Severe Day of Season at Byrd Camp; Wind Sharpens Cold at 67 Below Zero" (see)

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Graf Zeppelin begins World flight in 1929...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., August 8, 1929



* LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin (airship)

* 1st to fly around the World begins

* Commander Hugo Eckener



The top of the front page has a four column heading: "DIRIGIBLE HOLDS TRUE TO HER COURSE ABOVE SEA" with subheads.

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Women's Air Derby... Amelia Earhart...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 19, 1929



* 1st Women's Air Derby begins

* "Powder Puff Derby"

* Amelia Earhart & more



The front page has one column headings: "19 WOMEN FLIERS BEGIN AIR DERBY" "Full Field Reaches San Bernardino, Cal., Completing the First Lap" "Miss Earhart Competes" and more. (see) Text continues inside with photos of 4 of the co... See More  

Hebron massacre of 1929...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, August 26, 1929 



* Hebron Massacre

* Palestine riots - Arabs vs. Jews

* Western Wailing Wall

* Graf Zeppelin around World flight

* Historic aviation feat (airship)



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "Arab-Jew Fighting Spreading Over Palestine, 12 Americans Slain, Government Worried" with subhead. (see images)

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Hebron massacre of 1929... Graf Zeppelin...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, August 27, 1929 



* Hebron Massacre - murders

* Palestine riots - Arabs vs. Jews

* Western Wailing Wall

* Graf Zeppelin around World flight

* Historic aviation feat (airship)



The front page has a three column heading: "Death List in Jew-Arab Melee Nears 200, Jerusalem Quiet But Uprisings Spread to North Area" with subhead and photo showing ... See More  

1929 Mount Taylor (New Mexico) airplane disaster...

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, Sept. 7, 1929



* Airplane crash disaster

* "the City of San Francisco"

* Mount Taylor Stratovolcano

* Near Grants, New Mexico



The front page has a nice banner headline: "SEARCH GOES ON FOR MISSING AIR LINER" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with 20 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally in go... See More  

Charles Lindbergh, Fairbanks & Pickford, and more...

MID-WEEK PICTORIAL, New York, Sept. 14, 1929  Full front page is a photo of; "Air Ambassadors of Good Will" showing Charles Lindbergh and Hugo Eckener, commander of the Graf Zeppelin.

Inside pages have a wealth of photos of events & people of the day including a full page of baseball players, a photo of Lindbergh with future WWII hero Jimmy Doolittle, Mary Pickford & Dougla... See More  

Charles Lindbergh tropic airmail flights...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 23, 1929



* Charles Lindbergh tropic airmail flights

* Port of Spain - Trinidad and Tobago



The front page has one column headings: "LINDBERGH PARTY REACHES TRINIDAD; HAS WARM ELCOME" "Landing at Port of Spain, Flier and Group Are Nearly Swamped by Throng" "Big Load Of Mail Carried" and more. (see)

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