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The Golden Years- Birth of a World-Wide Airline- Transcontinental & Western Air (TWA)
TWA ground crew worker polishes the nose of a TWA DC2, love the enormous dual landing lights and red warning light. Aside, shown is a TWA DC-2 after it landed at Death Valley. The massive props & engines are evident in showing just how much bigger than life these air transports really were. Walter Scott (Scotty’s Castle fame), also known as Death Valley Scotty, craves another speed record. Scotty, a renowned Death Valley character, set a railroad record to Chicago in 1905, and now seeks a similar record by plane. Scotty is shown looking up at a TWA DC2, which pilot La Mar Nelson flew into Death Valley for Scotty’s first flight. (May 28, 1937)
Continental Airlines aside TWA Airliners at ABQ
Stunning Image of Continental Airlines Lockheed Super Electra 14 (NC17392) aside TWA Transcontinental airliners (ABQ) in the late 1930's. Jack Frye's TWA executive transport, 1937 Lockheed Electra 12A, NC18137 (TWA- 1940-1945) was originally purchased from Bob Six. The Electra was one of three Continental passenger transports used in early service through Santa Fe before sale. Both the TWA Electra 12 and Lodestar 18 were frequent visitors to Albuquerque and Santa Fe airports during the late 1930's & 1940's
Again, Continental Airlines Lockheed Super Electra 14, NC17392, captured at Pueblo Colorado (05/12/1940). What a stunning image, found on eBay
Airline Legends Bob Six & Jack Frye
Two airline legends, Bob Six (left) founder of Continental Airlines, Jack Frye (right) are shown in Denver Colorado in attendance of an Air Transport Association conference (June 28, 1940). Aside we see TWA's President Frye at PHX (Phoenix) in headdress, at a celebration hosted by Arizona Native American Indian dancers who honor Jack Frye as 'Arizona's Number 1 Pilot'. Event was to launch TWA's new Phoenix-Boulder-San Francisco passenger service (September 2, 1938)
Great Pyramid of Egypt as seen from a TWA Airliner
Dramatic image of a TWA transport over the Great Pyramid and the Giza Plateau. TWA Skysleeper over Lake Mead/Boulder Dam, DC3B 202, Survey Flight, Grand Canyon, Boulder Dam, Sierra Nevada, etc. previous to launch of new TWA routes. October 28, 1937
TWA Copy from the Late-1930's
Transcontinental & Western Air baggage label aside a 1939 TWA calendar. Adjoining, Jack Frye endorses a 1941 Pontiac Torpedo, a line of car Frye preferred with two convertibles, one at Sedona, and one at Kansas City, both TWA Red, likely he received greatly discounted Pontiacs in return for his endorsements
Interesting early promotional image by TWA of DC2 flight and another DC2 at Newark, Credit Martin Kunkel
Super image of TWA Hostess, wish I could identify her, KC, Kansas City Airport. Great image of two TWA employees in front of DC, shows how massive these planes and engines really were, they seem small now-a-days
Need be stated, Jack Frye was known as 'On the Dot Frye'. This for a very good reason, anytime there was a TWA pilot who complained they were not able to make their schedule in the time allotted, Jack Frye would grab said plane off the line and fly the schedule as captain, to the dot, proving not only could it be done, but it would be done if you flew for TWA. If you worked for TWA, you were the best, if you weren't, you found employment with another airline. Period!
Images seen are Winslow Arizona, not only a mainline stop for TWA East-West service, but the closest Jack & Helen were able to access their TWA Ranch at Sedona. First image is thought to be Jack's secretary, or TWA's Tommy Tomlinson and wife, the next, TWA Captain Ormand Mills Gove as notated on image, and Mrs. Tomlinson and daughter?
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