Lincoln Ellsworth Antarctic flight begins...

THE DETROIT NEWS, November 20, 1935



* Polar explorer Lincoln Ellsworth

* Antarctic airplane flight begins



The front page has a four column photo headed: "Ellsworth Braves Unknown Polar Lands and Sea" Also a two column heading: "Explorer Hops Off on Last Great Antarctic Adventure" with subhead. Related map on page 2. (see)

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China Clipper trans-pacific flight...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, November 22, 1935 



* China Clipper airplane begins famous flight 

* 1st Trans-Pacific airmail commercial service flight 



This 28 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page: "Air Clipper Starts Service Today on Transpacific Mail Route Spanning 8000 Miles" "Big Ship Will Carry record Amount of 85,000 Pieces of ... See More  

China Clipper trans-pacific flight...

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany NY November 25, 1935  This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "CLIPPER REACHES MIDWAY ISLANDS" "Giant Liner at Halfway Point on 8,000-Mile Air Mail Route" with photo of the famous airplane. (see)



Tells of the maiden flight of the first commercial flight across the Pacific Ocean.



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Death for the killer of Lindbergh's baby...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Dec. 9, 1935 



* Bruno Hauptmann death sentence appeal fails

* Charles Lindbergh baby kidnapping



The bold banner headline announces: "BRUNO DENIED APPEAL" and subheads. Nice for display.

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Charles A. Lindbergh family flees America...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 24, 1935



* Charles A. Lindbergh flees America

* American reporter Lauren "Deac" Lyman

* Pulitzer Prize winning exclusive story - part 2



The front page has a three column headline: "AMERICA SHOCKED BY EXILE FORCED ON THE LINDBERGHS; ENGLAND TO GUARD ARRIVAL" with subheads (see images). This is the 2nd installment of Lauren 'Deac' Lyma... See More  

Aviator Howard Hughes airplane flight record..

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 15, 1936



* Aviator Howard Hughes 

* Transcontinental airplane speed flight record

* Goodwin, Arkansas airplane crash disaster



The top of page 21 has a two column heading: "10-Hour Travel From Coast Seen By Hughes After Record Flight" with subhead and photo. (see)

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1st U.S. mail rocket flight...

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, February 10, 1936



* 1st American rocket plane try

* Rocket mail - Frido Kessler (1st report)

* Greenwood Lake, New York



This 18 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 4:  "ROCKET PLANE FAILS; ANOTHER TRIAL PLANNED" with smaller subheads. Tells of the 1st test flight try of the 1st U.S. rocket mail plane.



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1st U.S. mail rocket flight.....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 24, 1936



* 1st American rocket plane success

* Rocket mail - Frido Kessler (1st report)

* Greenwood Lake, New York



Page 19 has one column headings that include: "MAIL IS DELIVERED BY ROCKET GLIDER", "Device Splutters for 2,000 Feet from New York to Jersey on Greenwood Lake", "Postmaster Is Obliging" and more. (see) First report cov... See More  

Hindenburg airship... Conchita Supervia death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 31, 1936



* Hindenburg - LZ-129 zeppelin - airship

* Very 1st Transatlantic flight begins

* Conchita Supervía death (1st report)

* Spanish mezzo-soprano opera singer



Page 22 has a one column heading: "CONCHITA SUPERVIA IS DEAD IN LONDON" with subheads and photo. (see)

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Hauptmann executed for the murder of the Lindbergh baby...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 4, 1936 



* Bruno Hauptmann execution (1st report)

* Charles Lindbergh Jr. baby kidnapping



This issue has a large & bold banner headline announcing: "HAUPTMANN DIES IN THE CHAIR" with subheads including: "Lindbergh Baby Slayer Goes To Death In Silence" and more. There is also a large photo of him captioned:... See More  

Hamptmann executed...

MILTON EVENING STANDARD, Milton, Pennsylvania, April 4, 1936



* Bruno Hauptmann execution (1st report)

* Charles Lindbergh Jr. baby kidnapping



The banner headline announces: "HAUPTMANN IS EXECUTED FOR KIDNAP-MURDER" with subhead: "Goes to Electric Chair Without Any Statement" and more. There is a related ftpg. cartoon: "Closed At Last" a book labeled 'The L... See More  

Hauptmann is electrocuted for the murder of the Lindbergh baby...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., April 4, 1936 



* Bruno Hauptmann execution (1st report)

* Charles Lindbergh baby kidnapping



The front page has a banner headline: "Bruno's Secret Dies With Him" with subheads. (see images)

More on this on pages 4 and 5 as well.

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Uniontown, Pennsylvania airplane disaster....

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, April 8, 1936



* Uniontown, Pennsylvania

* TWA airplane crash disaster (1st report)

* Flight 1 - Cheat Mountain



The front page a two column heading: "Air-Crash Inquiry Centers On Instruments and Beacons; Two Investigations Started" with subheads. (see) 1st report coverage on the TWA airliner crash on a mountain side near Uniontown, Pennsylva... See More  

Capture of public enemy #1, Alvin Karpis...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., May 2, 1936 



* Alvis Karpis (creepy) captured

* Last public Enemy No. 1 - early F.B.I.



The front page has a two column heading: "KARPIS IS TAKEN BY PLANE EARLY TODAY TO ST. PAUL, MINN." with subhead. (see)

Complete with 100 pages, light toning and a .little wear at the margins, generally good.

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The Hindenburg a year before the explosion...

NEW YORK TIMES Rotogravure Section, May 24, 1936 



* LZ 129 Hindenburg



Over one-third of page 3 is taken up with a great photo of the airship Hindenburg, with caption: "Ready For The Return Voyage On Her Second Visit to the United States. The Hindenburg tied up to the mooring mast at the Naval Air Station at Lakehurst..." with a bit more. The facing page has a photo of Howard H... See More  

Olympics...

Jack Lovelock wins gold medal...

THE SCRANTON TIMES, Pennsylvania, August 6, 1936.



* Jack Lovelock wins gold medal

* 1936 Olympics in Berlin Germany



This 32 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page, "LOVELOCK WINNER OF 1,500-METER OLYMPIC", with subhead.



Other news of the day throughout.



Some margin wear, mostly along the spine. Otherwise nice.



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Beryl Markham's solo transatlantic E to W flight...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, Sept. 6, 1936



* Kenyan aviator Beryl Markham

* Record transatlantic solo airplane flight

* 1st Woman to achieve from East to West



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "MOTHER FLIES OVER ATLANTIC, THEN CRASHES" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on Beryl Markham's solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean from east to west. Article con... See More  

Albert Einstein's cosmic telescope....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 4, 1936



* Albert Einstein's cosmic telescope

* Space lenses - R.W. Mandl



Page 27 has a two column heading: "Einstein Reports 'Space Lenses' Magnifying Stars by Bent Light" with subhead. (see)

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Maryse Bastie aviation record flight....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 31, 1936



* Mary Bastié airplane flight record

* Trans-South Atlantic w/ photo



Page 8 has a one column heading: "FRENCH AVIATRIX SETS SOUTH ATLANTIC MARK" with subhead and photo of Bastié. (see) First report coverage on Maryse Bastié breaking the Southern Atlantic Ocean airplane flight record.

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Amelia Earhart ends World flight tests....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 10, 1937



* Amelia Earhart ends World Flight tests

* Famous disappearance over Pacific Ocean fame



Page 8 has has a one column heading: "Miss Earhart Ends World Flight Tests" with subhead. (see) This would be the flight that Earhart would never be seen again .

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Amelia Earhart in 1937...

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Amelia Earhart in 1937...

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LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, March 19, 1937



* New London Texas school explosion

* Nice front page headline for display



This 12 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "TAKE 500 BODIES FROM RUINS" with subheads that include: "BLAST HORROR MOUNTING WITH WRECKAGE SEARCH" "Estimate the Final Death Toll Above 600 As Order Restored By M... See More  

Amelia Earhart in 1937...

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Same-day report on the Hindenburg tragedy...

HERALD EXPRESS, Los Angeles, May 6, 1937 



* Hindenburg rigid airship disaster

* Pride of Nazi Germany

* Lakehurst, New Jersey

* Nice headline for display



A rare opportunity for a same-day report on the explosion of the zeppelin Hindenburg, which explored moments before docking at Lakehurst, New Jersey in the early evening of May 6.

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