~ High·Fiy~ng 76er~ _ ~_ly __TWA 76? Travel Agents Briefed.on _'84 TWA is introducing a new Florida Visit USA fare program, a new USA Travel Plannertfor travel agents and a USA restau- . rant guide in 1984 to support its aggressive USA promotional -campaign. "We're in our ninth year of being the number one carrier across the Atlantic, and ~e plan to build on that position by domg more for the trade and the consumer/' Bill Slattery, international division vice presi= dent, said. · "We're designing the tools to help travel agents across our international system sell their clients on TWA to and through the USA," Slattery said. He outlined TWA's USA marketing pro- gram for 1984: . F art;s. TWA will offer a special Flo~da VUSA fare of $299 in conjunction with Dolphin Airlines. Travelers from London can tie in California and Florida for $399. Or passengers using TWA's $399 regular VUSA, for travel all across America, may include Florida for an additional $99. . TWA's regular VUSA fare of·$399 is guaranteed through 31 March~ 1984 . . Travel Planner. The first USA Travel Planner has been distributed to 7,000 travel agents in Europe and the Middle East; the 1984 edition will be available in January. The 336-page planner provides travel The Philadelphia 76ers' Reggie Johnson waves a bottle of champagne to the crowd of 5,000 that greeted the NBA champions on ­ agents with a fast, accurate reference on their arrival home from Los Angeles aboard TWA Flight 38, a Boeing 767. The 76ers won four straight from the Los Angeles U.S. destinations and travel services. One Lakers. Me~srs. Jackson, Moses Malone, Julius Erving, etc. temporarily sat in for Wilt Chamberiain and Kareem-Abdul Jabar as -- agent said the planner ''gives information testimonials for TWA's spacious seating. Photo- Philadelphia Inquirer! Phil Sears. that we cannot find elsewhere and·is easy to work with." ~ The proposed new one-way charges are Movin' Up Restaurant Guide. Following the intro-­ duction last year of its guide to restaurants ·summari-zed below: With assets of more than $200 million, the Pass Policy in Europe, TWA has again joined with TWA Credit Union now ranks 21st in the First Ambass. Coach noted British restaurant critic Egon Ronay United States (up from 23rd). Members' Proposals: TransatL!Polar $50 $40 $25 to produce a guide to restaurants in major shares exceed $193 million, ~hile loans Domestic transcon $30 $20 $10 American cities. It will be sold in book total $107 million, according to president Because the costs of ptoviding non- non-stop stores. E. Wiley Barker. . revenue transportation have steadily con­ Other dom; within $20 $20 $10 These new programs are designed to 1 Of the Credit Union's 36,704members, tinued to rise in the 3 12 years since TWA continue TWA's recent promotional -cam­ Europe 18,163 currently have loans. More than last adjusted the charges applied to the use paigns to sell its American destinations. While pass-charges policies vary widely 3,000 members have Individual Retire­ of employee passes, the airline .is now re­ Earlier this year the airline conducted a - viewing a proposal to increa$e those from one carrier to another, the proposed ment Accounts (IRAs) worth almost $6 charges on August 1 . . · new rates would be roughly comparable to million. (topage3) The objective is to establish a reasonable . those of TWA's competitors among the Big relationship to the costs (as determined in a _ Three. Because American's and United's · Arizona on View in Lo_ndon CTO study made in April of this year) of provid­ systems are mileage-related, TWAers ing a given service level, in terms of food would pay slightly more for First Class and bevetages, fuel and oil, ground han­ service on medium-haul domestic flights, dling, revenue accounting and commissary but less on transcons and considerably less supplies. on transoceanic segments - to destina­ According to that study, for example, tions many find much more attractive. the cost of providing First Class service on Payment of the proposed new First Class a domestic transcon flight is now estimated and Ambassador Class charges for all ac­ at $32.83 per passenger. The current tive employees on the U.S. payroll and charge for TWA employees, either $8 or ·their eligible family members would be by $16, depending on years of service or pass payroll deduction only; and authorized at classification, pays only a fraction of that the time of departure: Detailed procedures cost; even the proposed new charge, $30, would be published prior to ~mplementa­ would·fall $2.83 short of covering it. tion. Under the new program, employees Less for Ambassador Class with 15 years~ seniority would continue to An international First Class service that receive free coach transportation, as would now costs TWA $52.82 has been available management level F and G; only if they or to employees for $20 or $40, again depend­ their eligible family members traveled ing on years of service or pass classifica­ First Class or Ambassador Class would tion; the proposed new charge would be they pay the new rate. Employees with less than 15 years' seniority would pay the new $50. The Grand Canyon State is the subject of a photo exhibit on view in the TWA CTO at going rate for the various classes of service While the rates would rise, one new 200 Piccadilly, London, through the summer. The show, produced jointly by Arizona as shown on the accompanying chart of feature would make Ambassador Class Highways magazine and the Arizona state tourism department, was officially opened examples. - available for $10 less than Fir~t Class·· o.n by Governor Bruce E. Babbitt of Arizona. TWA ticket agents Caroline Steel (left) and No one is likely to applaud the proposed transcon and transatlantic flights; under the Mary McDonn~ll are shown at the exhibit. Arizona is a popular destination for current program, both cost the same. (topage3) vacationing Britons.

=== cmntinue flying ·for TWA, while using her legal training to help poor people through Andre Manlille is Honored. legal services between flights. Lydia had Editor's Notes earlier earned a B.A. degree in French and Sp~sh from Howard University. Every dollar in additional revenues When Mariel Stroschein, then 17, earned brought in by contract services provides, . a private pilot's license and took her dad up directly or indirectly, an extra measure of for a ride, a news_item in the April 7, 197 5 job security for many TWAers. One good Sky liner noted that her ''plans for the future job deserves another, as the people ~t the ­ include a career in medicine." performance end have shown by the "well Now, eight years later, reports her proud done" commendations they've received. father, Capt. Ed Stroschein, manager­ from customers. pilots, JFK, Mariel has earned her M.D. For instance: TWA does the ground han­ degree from Downstate Medical Center in dling for Alaska Airlines at Palm Springs, Brooklyn. Dr. Stroschein is now a resident California. It's a seasonal job, and when in ear, nose and throat surgery at Monte­ summer co1,11es. to the Arctic Circle (it w~s fiore Hospital. After two years there, she' 11 1 82 at Fairbanks the other day), Alaska Air go on to New York University Medical · folds its igloo at PSP. But before sojourning . Center for further training in her specialty . .. the airline's assistant vice president of sta­ Yes, she still finds time to fly light aircraft ' tion operations, Dennis Kelley, left this once in a while. · note for TWA: '-'1 would be remiss if I Two ofMariel's three sisters also gradu­ · dido' t thank you and your staff for provid­ ated this year. Nancy earned her degree ing Alaska Airlines with very good service. from St. John's University and Barbara I know that an 8 a.m. duo-operation was a finished high school and will go to St. tough one to handle ... On behalf of Alaska Bonaventure College this fall. Another sis­ Airlines I extend our appreciation." ter, Elaine, is a student at Hofstra Univer­ Andre.Marville, manager-sales, Zurich, receives his 35-year pin from Bill Slattery, From Continental Airlines came a note sity. international division vice president. With them are Mrs. Marville and .Charlie Zambello, director-offline/interline sales, international. of appreciation to Hartford's Bill Hisle, There are still too many airlines with too manager-airport services. "Hartford leads many seats chasing too few pa~sengers, TARPA Holds 5th Annual Convention all Continental eastern region cities with an which will cause more financial hemor- . 86% overalv on-time performance. All rhaging, "and you'll probably see a few TWA agents [at BDL] have helped contrib- . more airlines going the way of Braniff," ute to our success." says a Chicago investment advisor, Guy Considering TWA was being paid for its Courtney. services, such recognition is especially ·complimentary. You've probably noticed, in this and other . We can always use more compliments, issues, pictures of various -community and more work, so if you've any contract leaders taking part in TWA inaugurals. sales tips, please get in touch ~ith Rich Recent examples: Oakland and Ontario. Haddock, manager-contract services. He One might ask what is it to them? The · is at KCAC, Level 3. Phone (816) 464- answer is, a great deal. Case in point: New 6289. Telex MKCPATWA. Orleans. A study by the Air Transport As­ sociation shows that the airport contributes · Since the mid-1970s the percentage of $1.1 billion annually to the economy of the business travelers who are women has risen New Orleans area. Of this amount, the 22 dramatically, according to the U.S. Travel · airlines and related firms serving New Or­ DataCenter in Washington, D.C. In 1974, leans spent some $544 million last year. the base-year for the survey, just one out of Another $575 million was contributed every hundred business travelers was a indirectly by the 2. 2 million visitors-con­ woman. Today 20 out of 100 are women. ventioneers, business travelers and tourists What's more, they account for 24% of the -who came to New Orleans by air. frequent fliers market. / Close to 4,000 people are employed at For the past three years, Lydia Padilla the airport, and they are paid $86 million How to get home? As the TARPA Convention breaks up, four retired pilots review ·flight loads for May 13. From left are: Ole Olson, Cliff Davis, Leo McFarland and has been both a TWA flight attendant and a annually. With their families, they make up Howard J{all, who, at 81, still looks young enough to be on the active pilot list. law student, alternating between one and ·a population of more than 12,000 people the other. Frequent leaves of absence from directly dependent on air transportation for TWA allowed her to concentrate on her their livelihood. · Story and .Photo by Bill Dixon meeting "our biggest and best conven­ studies. That's over now as Lydia gradu­ Although city-owned and operated, TARPA (The Active/Retired Pilots Associ­ tion." The agenda included golf, tennis, ated from Antioch Law School in Washing­ New Orleans International Airport is self­ ation of TWA) held its fifth annual conven­ · skeet, bridge, reminiscing, two afternoon ton, D.C. last month and is back on the line sustaining. It doesn't cost resident taxpay- tion in Las Vegas, May 10-12. TARPA . business sessions and a banquet for 500 as a JFK:D flight attendant. She plans to ers a dime. · president Lyle Spencer pronounced the people. Retired Captain Larry DeCelles re- . ceiveda TARPA "AwardofMerit" for his ·who, What, When, Where .•. (Ciue: 50 Years Have Passed). many accomplishments in the field of avia­ tion safety. Officers .for 1983 TARPA officers for 1983, in addition to Capt. Spencer, are: Russ Derickson, first v.p.; A. T. Humbles, secretary; Dean Phil­ lips, treasurer; Sam Gracy, v.p.-Eastern; William Merrigan, v. p . -Central, and Louis Cook, v.p.-Western. Elected directors were: John D' Albora, A. J. McCarty, Larry DeCelles, Lloyd Smith, Phil Hollar and Richard Long. Site for the 1984 convention has not yet been decided.

Published for Employees by the Public Affairs Department . 605 Third Avenue, New York 10158 Printed in U.S.A Dan Kemnitz, Editor Here's another in our "mystery" series. Clues: Flight 17 (a tO-passenger Fokker·F-10); F_ebruary, 1933; Fresno, California. Now, Anne Saunders, Associate Editor name the TWA agent in the doorway and at least one prominent passenger waiting to board. If you can also name the cockpit crew roo go to the head of the class. ~ou also tell your age.)

2 June 20, 1983 Super 80 lntro Marks DC·1 's 50th Anniversa~y In the News

May Traffic TWA flew 2.27 billion revenue passenger miles in May, down 0. 9% from May of last year. International traffic was up strongly, 8.9% ahead of May, 1982, but domestic traffic was down 7.5%. The decline was partly the result of a divers~ on of some May traffic into earlier months to take advan­ tage of fare reductions then in effect, along with the fact that 1982 traffic figures for the period were inflated by the availability of promotional fares, especially on transcon­ tinental routes. A 7.5% increase in system capacity for the month combined with the traffic drop to produce a decline in system load f~ctor of 5 .1 percentage points, to 59.8%, from a year ago. For the year to date, TWA's system traf­ . fie is up 7.5% and its load factor of 61.8% is 2.4 points better than last year's. May'83 YTD'83 vs. '82 vs. '82 RPMs Domestic - 7.5% + 8.6% Crew members posed with TWA, Pratt & Whitney and McDonnell Douglas officials before the recent Super 80 demonstration Int'l + 8.9% + 5.5% System 0.9% + 7.5% flight. From left are: Wendy Wade, F/A; President Meyer; Pete Conrad, sr. .v.p.-marketing and product support, McDonnell I ASMs Douglas; Larry Clarkson, president-commercial products division, Pratt & Whitney; Capt. Wally Moran, in command of the Domestic + 5.6% + 3.4% flight; Sharon Kosko, F/A; J. E. Frankum, si'. v.p.-operations; Kathy Brakeville, staff analyst-inflight services; Bruce Int'l +10.5% + 3.4% Megenhardt, F/A, and Capt. Derwin Grimm, first officer on demonstration flight. System + 7.5% + 3.4% Donneli Douglas. In his remarks to the · . Pi-aft & Whitney's commerd.af products Load Factor Story and photo Domestic 55.3% ( -7.8 pts.) 60.5% ( + 2.9 pts.) gathering, Mr. Meyer noted that it was just division president Larry Clarkson was all Int'l 66.8% ( -1.0 pts.) 64.3% ( + 1.3 pts.) by Larry Hilliard 50 years ago that TWA and Douglas intro­ smiles when repeatedly told about the qui­ System 59.8% (-5.1 pts.) 61.8% ( + 2.4 pts.) TW.N s Super 80 brought r~ve reviews from duced the DC-1, first of what is now a long etness of the new JT8D-217A engines. Signature Loans ·television news shows and newspaper ac­ line of Douglas airliners. James J. Bell, regional vice president­ counts recently, following a two-day intro­ The next morning more than 75 mem- sales & servi_ces, termed the festivities "the Effective July 1, unsecured "signature" ductory program for the new aircraft in St. . bers of the press and other guests·, were right program in t1_1e right place at the right loans will again be offered by the Credit Louis. treated to a demonstration flight on board time. The program not only introduced the UQ.ion. A 12% annual percentage rate Some 150 civic officials, business lead­ the Super 80. Captain Wally Moran was in Super 80, which will be based in St. Louis, (APR) will be charged for unsecured or ers and representatives of key travel agen­ command of the flight; Captain Derwin but re-enforced in the business community partially secured loans. A member ·may cies and commercial accounts' attended a Grimm served as first officer. The cabin the strength of two aviation compani - have only one loan at a time (9% share­ reception hosted by Ed Meyer and Sanford team was Kathy Brakeville, Wendy Wade, TWA and McDoonell-Doogi-as;The city's secured, 10% collateral-secured or 12% McDonnell, chairman and CEO of Me- Sharon Kosko, and Bruce Megenhardt. largest private employer." unsecured). Any combination of these types of loans least 5% of the amount borrowed. For fully the· time of original purchase. This particu-~ Increased flight scliediiles -by several au­ moves the interest up to the higher rate. For un~ecured loans, this will be considered larly helps members buy current year rental lines this summer bave resulted in more example, a loan secured only by Credit simply a minimum deposit requirement, cars. contract work for TWA at five stations. It's Union shares is charged at 9% APR, while rather than as collateral. estimated that the expanded contracts will a loan secured by shares and a car is 10% The Credit Union now allows a loan ·contract Services generate $3 million in additional revenues APR. After July 1, a loan secured by value of 80% on all new items being pur­ for TWA. shares, car and "signature" will be chased with loan proceeds. This ·s an in­ TWA will book reservations and sell tickets The airlines and locations involved are: charged at 12% APR. crease from 75% on such security as carst for Western Airlmes under a new contract • ·Republic ·at Washington, D.C., which Retired employees and full-time em­ trucks, motorcycles, \ans, airplanes; services agreement. The unique arrange­ increased its daily flights to three, from ployees with at least three years of com­ boats, etc. It is a decrease {from 100%) on ment involves TWA city ticket offices in two. pany service will be eligible for unsecured furniture anq home appliances. Kansas City, Chicago and Tulsa. Besides • Southwest, which added three flights at loans of up to $3 ,000. Regular part-time With the 5% share requirement, this returning a profit, the contract lowers Los Angeles, for a total of 12 daily. employees will be eligible for up to $1 ,500 · means a member needs a down payment or TWA's overhead and improves manpower • Hawaii Express, now two daily flights at after three years of company service credit. trade-in for only 15% of the actual purchase utilization. Western, in tum, saves on the Los Angeles. As in the past, the Credit Union will price. Used 1983 cars are also valued at cost of a separate CTO lease, buying ex­ e Eastern at Las Vegas, from five to seven require that share balances .. be equal to at 80% of actual purchase price, but only at pensive office ~quipment and payrolL daily flights. • Additional-services for Frontier at Indi­ Passes ••• (from page one) anapolis. Proposed New Pass Charges changes, but few could seriously dispute Current Effective Cost to the necessity of updating them, given the EXAMPLE: JFK/LHR ONE-WAY Charges 8/1/83 TWA continued escalation of TW.Ns costs. It Employees with more than 15 yrs. should be noted that the proposed new In Memoriam·; assessments are not intended to generate FIC. $20 $50 $52.82 additional revenue but rather to defray only AMB. $20 $40 $38 .90 Margaret P. "Marge" Potocek, an-administrative _ part of TWA's highe_r costs, and that higher COACH -0-- -0-- $24.97 secretary in public affairs at 605 Third, died May 30 First Class and Ambassador Class charges after a long illness. She was 60 years old. Marge Employees with less than 15 yrs. are essential to preserving a coach charge joined TWA in November 1945 and had been on F!C $40 $50 $52.82 medical leave since July 1982. During her TWA that is minimal or free. career she had been an executive secretary to Gordon AMB. $40 $40 $38.90 Gilmore and Barry Wiksten, both vice presidents of COACH $20 $25 $24.97 . ' 19B4••• (from page one) public relations, and was active in the National Secre­ "Fly Free Forever" contest in the British, taries Association. She is survived by one brother, EXAMPLE: JFK/LAX ONE-WAY · Milan. · - Employees with more than 15 yrs. Spanish, German, French and Italian ver­ Earl J. McNaughton, a retired pilot, died May 26 at F!C $ 8 $30 $32.83 sions of Reader's Digest. This innovative USA promotional campaign provided· the age 74. Mr. McNaughton joined TWA in Aprill940 AMB . $ 8 $20 $26.14 and retired August 1, 1968. He is survived by his wife, ·COACH · -0-- -0-- $19.44 contest winners with a free annual trip for Wanda. · two to America for life. The campaign Louis R. Schneider, a retired building maintenance Employees with less than·15 yrs. reached six million readers. foreman, died May 9. Mr. Schneider was 79 years old. F/C $16 $30 $32.83 "By offering attractive fares early, pro­ He joined TWA in March 1940 and retired in August AMB. $16 $20 $26.14 viding travel agents with useful informa­ 1969. His wife, May, survives. COACH $ 8 $10 $19.44 Retired lead mechanic Clarence E. Sterling died tion and sales support and maintaining high May 28 at age 68 ._Mr. Sterlingjoined TWA in Novem­ Rates do not include $3 U.S. departure tax customer service standards, we expect to . ber 1944, retiring in October 1975. He is survived by be # 1 fori long time," STattery said: his wife, Frances.

June 20, 1983 3 : The One and Only DC· I I - 1. ~ ·j by Capt. Ed Betts em Air) was formed in October 1930, by operate profitably. The wooden-winged three-engine all-metal mono or biplane ca-: Fifty years ago, on July 1, 1933, the DC-1 merging several smaller airlines, it inher­ tri-motor F-1 Os were on their way out too, pable of carrying 12 passengers at a cruis- made its first flight and ushered in the era of ited a fleet of multi-engine Fords and following a fatal accident. Even the vener­ . ing speed of 150 mph or better, a maximum the modem airliner. In the years immedi­ Fokkers and immediately became a able Ford Tri-motor, the "Tin Goose", landing speed of 65 mph and a range of ately preced~ng the DC-1 debut, 1928 money-losing venture for stockholders. By wasn't paying its way as passenger loads 1,060 miles. The aircraft should have a through 1932, the nation's airlines, as an the end of 1931, its first full year of opera­ dropped below the 50% mark. TWA em­ minimum payload of 2,300 pounds capac I industry, experienced phenomenal tion, TWA's management had made many ployees had taken two large pay cuts during ity with full radio and other equipment, an growth. During the five-year span the total changes in an effort to improve the effi- · ~ the year in an effort to cut operational a gross weight of 14,200 pounds. There number of passengers carried annually ciency of its fleet. costs. were a number of other stipulations, in­ grew from a mere 52,934 to 504,575. TWA bought many single-engine mail Carrying the mail still brought in much cluding· an important proviso- added by The aircraft used by the airlines in 1928 planes, including .the Northrop Alpha, more income than passengers. By the end Lindbergh .that the plane, when fully of 1932, the revenue from mail equalled loaded, must make satisfac;tory takeoffs l. were, typically, multi-engine (without which could carry the mail across the ,-. cowlings), with fixed landing gear, fixed United States in' less than 24 hours. (For 77.8% of TWA's total annual income of under good control at any TWA airport on l about $4 million. Even with a full load of any combination of an engine-out situa­ ! pitch propellers, and thick wings. The en- passe~gers it was still a 36-hour trip, . gines, gear and thick wings all presented a weather cooperating, with an overnight passengers, which was seldom, there was tion, and b~ able to maintain level flight on · lot of drag, which spells inefficiency. · stop.) TWA grounded its four-engine no margin for: profit on the inefficient pas­ one engine over the highest mountains on When TWA (Transcontinental & West- Fokker F-32s, which were too·. costly to senger aircraft of the day. TWA, and all of TWA's routes: the other airlines, needed a more efficient Letters with these specifications were fleet. sent confidentially to aircraft manufactur­ When Richard Robbins took over as -ers, including Martin, Curtiss-Wright, company president in September 1931 he Ford, Consolidated, General Aviation, and formed an advisory· committee for the se­ Douglas. Only Douglas would meet the lection of new passenger aircraft. Among challenge. Jack- Frye's letter to Douglas, the members were Charles A. Lindbergh dated August 2, 1932, is still considered (technical advisor), Jack Frye (then vice the birth certificate for Douglas's entry into president of operations), and Captain D. the transport field. W. "Tommy" Tomlinson. Within--a few weeks a small team of engineers at Douglas had made a rough On the Drawing Board outline of a revolutionary plane which they A number of new arrcraft were then on submitted to TWA. By combining all of the the drawing board-at various manufactur­ latest techniques and refinements in the ers. Boeing was designing an advanced industry they came up with an aircraft that aircraft; the model 247, that was .a two­ would meet TWA's specifications, and was engine monoplane capable of carrying-10 actually an improvement on the Boeing passengers at speeds of 150 mph or greater. 247. The 247 featured a retractable landing gear, An All-Metal Monoplane ·an improved cowling and nacelle, sound­ proof cabin material, other refinements The Douglas plane would be a two- . that would classify it as a modem airliner, engine all-metal monoplane with retract­ and a_$50,000 price tag. able landing gear. The latest in cowlings, Unfortunately, airlines in the par~nt cor­ plus the Northrop designed wing would be ' .The one and only DC-1, parked on the ramp at Grand Central Air Terminal, poration (such as United) had first delivery included and, for slow approach speeds, Glendale, California. The airport is long gone but terminal buildbtg still stands. priorities on the new Boeing aircraft: Other there would be some sort of a wing flap airlines would have to wait up to two year~ . arrang~ment. There were numerous other · TWA couldn't wait that long. -engineering featUres including a deluxe Among the other choices available were cabin and auto pilot, and the new Hamilton j • a new tri-motor from General Aviation variable pitch propeller, which gave a more l (Lindbergh ruled that one out); a 12- advantageous pitch setting for takeoff and passenger Ford (not much of an improve­ an efficient pitch for cruise. TWA was ment over the Tri-motor and finally ·more than interested. scrapped by Ford for lack of orders), and a TWA and Douglas signed an agreement ~ew version of the Curtiss-Wright Condor on September 20, 1932 that called for one (a 15 to 17-passenger biplane with retract­ prototype (dubbed the DC-1) to be built.. If able landing gear). American Airways and acceptable to TWA, the airline would pay Eastern Air Transport ordered those at $125,000 and have first option on the next $60,000 each. 60 airframes at $58,000 each (excluding TWA's advisory committee drew up engines). The Douglas stock jumped from DC-1 suffered only minor damage to props and flaps in this belly landing at Mines their own specifications for a modem air­ $7.12 to $16.00 a share soon after the · Field, Los Angeles. Thanks to the aircraft's design, nearly half of the wheels were still liner. In many respects they were those of contract was announced. exposed when in the retracted position._ ~ the Boeing 24 7. TWA wanted a two or The DC-1 program was given super top

Modem airliners in their day. United's Boeing 247 (left) and American's Curtiss Condor made theii debuts in the early l930s.

4 priority. Tomlinson was assigned to work full time with Douglas at its Santa Monica plant and there was fierce competition for TWA's choice of an engine between Pratt & Whitney and Wright. Wright's nine­ cylinder, 710 hp 1820-F Cyclone was the winner. TWA and Douglas were trying to catch up with the field in the modem airliner race. The new Curtiss O;mdor maoe its first flight in January 1933 and was delivered to American and Eastern in April. The Boe­ ing 247 made its m~den flight in February. -_ The DC-1 taxis out for her initial flight on july 1, 1933. Rare photo is from the collection of Joe Bartles. By September United had over 30 in sched­ coast in 11 hours 5 minutes, another re­ fuel tallks, presumably for an attempt at a nental DC-2 service in August, an 18-hour uled service, including 11 daily round trips cord. They were going so fast when they record around-the-world flight. Then it just trip, and retired the Fords from passenger on the Chicago-New York fl:ln . approached the New York area that they sat. Hughes sold it in 1938 and, after sev­ service in September. An Inauspicious Debut had to fly an additional 10 miles out over eral intermediate owners, it ended up in Most of the other domestic airlines (ex­ the Atlantic Ocean while slowing down for passenger service in Spain for a predeces­ cept United) put DC-2s into service as The DC-1 made its first flight on July 1, the landing. In May 1935, with Tommy sor of Iberia. The DC-1 lost an engine quickly as possible. Many European and 1933. It was not an auspicious debut. There Tomlinson and Joe Bartles in the cockpit, taking off from Malaga in December 1940, Australian airlines also ordered the was a huge crowd on hand, including all the DC-1 set two new world records and made a crash landing, and was scrapped Douglas plane. The DC-2led to the DC-3 900 Douglas employees, as vice. president eight American records for transport and left to rust near the airport. Thus ended and a long line of other Qouglas transports. and chief test pilot Carl Cover started the planes in the speed and payload categories. the one and only DC-1. · Douglas maintained its supremacy in the take-off run. With ·enough speed he raised TWA primarily used theDC-1 as a flying passenger aircraft field until the jet age. the nose to climb. Almost immediately laboratory, with many flights at high alti­ Postscript In 1935, its first full year of operation there was a sudden lurch to the side as one tudes that paved the way fot further re­ TWA introduced the 14-passenger DC-2 with the DC-2, TWA showed a modest engine cut out. With the nose lowered arid search and the development of pressurized on May 18, 1934 on its Columbus­ $19,404.40 profit- the first in its history in level flight just above the treetops, the aircraft. It was also .used to test new radio Pittsburgh-Newark route, and a week later - on revenues of $5,406,098.10. Mail engine again functioned. Another attempt equipment. on its Chicago-Newark run, where it cut represented only 27.7% of that total (ver­ to climb. This time both engines began to In 1936, the DC-1 was sold to Howard half an hour off l:Jnited's five-and-a-half sus 77.8% in 1932). Passengers were be­ sputter as the plane disappeared from sight. Hughes, who had it modified with extra hour flight time. TWA began transcoriti- ginning to pay their way. Skillfully, Cover managed to get. enough altitude to come around for a hard, but safe, landing. Later investigation found a faulty design in the carburetor floats - they were hinged .in such a way that engines were starved for fuel when the aircraft was in a nose-high attitude. The carburetor problem was quickly rec­ tified and the DC-1 did finally take to the air and was put through a series of rigorous tests. During one test flight, the crew for­ got to pump the gear down, resulting in a belly landing. ·

The Final Test The final test was the engine-out climb and cruise. Test pilot Eddie Allen-and Tommy Tomlinson had agreed that a take­ off from Win~ low, Arizona and flight to Albuquerque would be ample proof of the plane's ability. They also agreed that once . ·~·~

the gear had been pumped up (a hand pump Jack Frye, then v .p. of operations and later president of TWA, Pilots Joe Bartles (left) and Tommy Tomlinson weigh sandbags I operation) after takeoff, one engine would wrote letter that brought Douglas into the transport field. carried aboard record-breaking 1935 flight. be throttled back to. idle to simulate an engine failur~ . . On the actual takeoff, and much to Tomlinson's surprise, Allen reached up and cut one ignition switch. The plane had to perform! They made it to Albuquerque, TWA accepted the plane, and Tomlinson had the honor of handing Douglas a check for $125,000. For the DC-2 production model TWA requested a two-foot stretch in the fuselage in order to accommodate 14 passengers. This upped the gross weight to 18,200 pounds and the price tag to $65,000 per airframe, with delivery of 20 aircraft scheduled for early 1934. The DC-1, christened. "City of Los Angeles" but known to TWAers as "Old 300", set numerous transport records dur­ ingits short tenure with TWA. On_February 18, 1934, with Jack Frye and Eddie Rick­ enbacker on board, the DC-1 flew from Burbank to Newark, with two stops, in 13 hours 4 minutes, new transcontinental re­ cord time. The plane later flew nonstop coast-to- Mail is loaded after DC-1 's record-breaking transcon flight February 18, 19J4. That's Eddie Rickenbacker.at left of cargo door. !

5 Far East. A 15-day tour which includes Hong Kong, southern China and Korea is Oakland's On Line ·Again Travel-Tips _ offered by lnflight Tours. Price of $1,350 per person -includes air transportation, ac­ commodations, sightseeing, three meals by Harry Mickie daily in China, MAP in Korea and break­ fast in Hong Kong. Departure dates: Oct. Gatlinburg, Tennessee: Former TWAer 28; Nov. 4·, 1983; Jan. 27, Feb. 24, Mar. 9 -­ Jean McKay· (whose company a~tivities and Mar. 23, 1984. 1984 price subject to included running the pass bureau and being change. Contact Inflight Tours, Inc., 501 a "Mary Gordon") now lives in G~tlin ­ Fifth Ave., New York 10017. Phone (212) burg, a resort town on the edge of the Great 695-6650. Smoky Mountains National Park. Jean has Ecuador. Seven and eight-day tours to a modem condo there which TWAers can Ecuador's Amazon basin are being offered rent. It has two bedrooms, two baths, addi­ -through Interline Representatives, Ltd. tional sleeping accommodations in the liv­ The tours (positive space on Ecuatorian ing room, fully equipped kitchen, cable TV Airlines) originate in New York, Miami or and a wood burning fireplace. Off season Los Angeles. Employees, spouses, parents rates are $60 daily for up to six people, or and retirees are eligible. The 7-day tours $360 per week. High season rates are $70 feature 3 nights in Quito, 2 nights on a per 1 day for up to four people, $5 each "floatel'' and one night in a jungle camp. additional person, or $425 per week, $25 Cost is $559 per person double. The 8-day . each additional person. For information tours add a night in the Amazon basin, and and_reservations write to Jean McKay, P. 0. cost $599. There's also· a 10-day tour at Box 730, Gatlinburg, TN 3773.8. Call $649. Contact IRL at 25 W. 39th St., New (615)'436-7705 and leave a message. Your York, 10018.Phone(212)840-6727. call will be_retwned. Korea: Airline employees and imme,diate - B & B. Fred-Hughes of New York res and family members are eligible for an eight­ his wife offer bread & breakfast accommo­ day tour to Korea. Departure dates: Oct. dations on their farm in Campbell Hall; 11, 25; Nov. 8, 1983; Feb. 14, Mar. 6, 20, New York, about 75 miles north of New Apr. 3, 1984. York City. The rate is $18 single, $25 Rate for 1983 is $750 per person double double. "Readers of the Sky liner and their and includes roundtrip transportation from families and friends will receive a warm either east or west coast to Seoul, accom­ welcome,'' says Fred. For information and modation at superior hotels, continental directions write to Fred at Tara Farm, Box breakfast and dinner daily, all transfers, 290, Kiernan Road, -Campbell Hall, NY local guides and entrance fees to all places 10916. Phone(914)294-6482. visited. Tour visits· Pusan-, Kyongju and Mount Toham. Rates for 1984 have not yet California: M·arshall Pumphrey, A-I-C at been set. For information please call or Newport Beach, has a vacation home in write Inflight Tours, Inc., 501 Fifth Ave., Big Bear available for rent to TWAers. The New York, NY 10017 (212) 695-6650. house has three bedrooms, two baths, two fireplaces, fully equipped kitchen, cable Palm Springs: Marriott's Rancho Las TV, and a balcony overlooking Boulder Palmas Resort offers a "summer super Bay. Accommodations for 10. Near fish­ saver" to airline employees and their fami­ TWA inaugurated OAK-STL service May 23. Dorothy Wilson, -wife of Oakland ing, hiking, horseback riding and boating. lies through September 17. Summer rates mayor Lionel Wilson and president herself of Pacific Air Cal, OAK-based commuter Rates: $50 weeknights,- $65 weekend are $18 per person, double, plus tax. Dur­ airline, was on hand for both inaugural flights. Top photo, before departure for STL, nights. For information and a brochure ing prime season, rates are as high as $165 shows. (from left): Corky Williams, manager-airport services; Mrs. Wilson; Mayor contact Marshall at 210 LaVerne Ave., per night. Advance reservations are re­ Wilson, and Don Schields, manager-passenger sales. They're holding a plaque which Long Beach; CA 90803 (213) 438-1221. quired and TWA ID must be presented Mrs. Wilson carried to St. Louis and present~d (lower photo) to Jack Keane (at her upon ch~k-in. Las Palmas-offers compl~­ left), deputy mayor, and Col. Leonard Griggs, director of the St. Louis Airport Florida. Tampa field manager Bob Ders mentary airport transfers, three swimming Authority. They in turn presented OAK with a proclamation. Jim Bell, Central region v.p. was also present at the ceremonies. advises that the famed Innisbrook Resort & pools, 27-hole golf course and 25 tennis Golf Club offers TWAers a speCial rate of courts. For reservations call (800) · 228- $30 per bedroom, based on a Club Suite, 9290. Las Vegas: Ready-Car Rental & Leasing and golf programs. All include pickup anrld, etc.; 11h hours to Epcot Center. Limitada, Av. Inf~te Sagres, Centro Rocky Mountains: Aero-Marine Interline Marine, 412 East Shore Trail, Sparta, NJ Not as convenient as staying at Disney Comercial Avenida Mar, 8100 Quarteira, Tours Inc. offers three, four and five-day 07871 (201) 729-5004. World or Orlando, but this resort is some Portugal. Telephone: 089-34424. tours, as well as four- and five-day tennis experience . .! live 10 minutes away and am Lake Tahoe Interline Tours offers three, thinking of spending a week there myself! BritRail Pass Offers Value, Flexibility five and seven-day packages;, starting at For information and reservations phone $8~ per person. For a brochure ·write to ';- 800-237-0157; in Florida,. 800-282-9813. TWAers who are planning to travel around TWAers who wish to order a BritRail . L.T.I.T. at P.O. Box 6257, South Lake Mexicana· FiestaFare: $60 roundtrip the U.K. should think about buying a Brit­ pass at the discount. rate should specify Tahoe, CA 95729 or call (916) 544,-4099. space available transportation from any Rail pass, good for unlimited travel on exactly what type of pass they wish, deduct After 5 p.m. _PDT, call (916) 541-0353. Mexicana U.S. gateway to any Mexicana British Rail in England, Wales and-Scot­ 10% from the total (see chart) and send a .destination in Mexico. Eligible: Full-time land. TWAers and family members get a check for that amount, payable to BritRail, ~ Honolulu: Princess Kaiulani Hotel oH~rs employee, spouse and unmarried depen­ 10% discount on the passes' which already to: TWA Skyliner, 605 Third Avenue, New special 50% discount rates to TWA em- dent children under 21. Children age · 2 offer substantial savings, but they must be York, NY 10158. Be sure to include your ployees, beginning at $25 per room\ ·­ through 11 pay 50% ofFiestaF.are. Parents purchased before departure from North mailing address and allow at least 21 days through December 20. The hotel is at 120 are not eligible. Dependents may travel America. for processing of your/order. Kaiulani Avenue, across from Waikiki without employee. Unlimited stopovers· BritRail passes are valid for periods of7, For more information contact BritRail Beach. Reservations are required and em­ within Mexico at $15 per stopover. Ticket­ 14 or 21 days, or one month (from date of Travel International in New York (212) ployees must present TWA ID. Call (800) ing must be by Mexicana. Apply to nearest first use) in first or economy class, includ­ 599-5400, Los Angeles (213) 626-0088, or 325-3535. ing the high-speed intercity trains. Chicago (312) 263-1910. Mexicana sales office for a FiestaFare New England. 8-day fall foliage tour be­ ticket request. (-'gins and ends in Boston, September 29- Aru~a, - Bonaire, Curacao: ALM, the BritRail Pass Charges- Valid Through March 31, 1984 \ October 6. Escorted motorcoach tour Caribbean airline, offers four-day, three­ First Class Economy ' ranges from Cape Cod to Maine, westward night packages, land and air, to each of Adult Child Adult Youth Child · to New Hampshire's White Mountains and these Caribbean locations. Departures (5-15) (16-25) (5-15) Vermont's Green Mountains. Visit old from Miami. Program runs until December ?Days $147 $ 74 $107 $ 93 $54 Sturbridge Village, 'enjoy a New England 15 but there are several embargo periods so 14 Days $219 $110 $162 $144 $ 81 21 Days $272 $136 $205 $183 $103 clambake. Costof$787pp/dbl, $1007 sin­ check dates carefully. For more informa­ One Month $317 $159 $243 $215 $122 gle, includes 7 nights in first class hotels tion contact Trailblazer Safaris, P.O. Box TWA employees and_family members receive a 10% discount on the above rates. and inns, all meals and admission fees. For 660066, Miami Springs, FL 33166 (305) .Senior Citizens (65 or o_yer) can travel in first class at the economy rate. information call Hallmark Travel at (404) 594-0810. 231-0265. Reservation deadline is July 28.

6 June 20, 1983 TWA Mechanic In the News Anniversaries

Gerald T. Kucek, ORD Jack C. Frazier, MCI July Joan R. Masterson, NYC Neville Friedland, TLV JamesJ. McGuirk, Jr., MIA Joe Giangreco, Jr., MCI Thomas P. McTernan, LGA Normand R. Giguere, BOS 40Year.s Maria Assun~ao Nascimento, LIS William J. Glynn, JFK Fred B. Novinger, LGA Richard M. Goddard, MCI Emily A. Alldredge, MKC Thomas M. Spellissy, TPA Robert L. Hammond, IND George F. Kueristle, MCI Lawrence M. Spitcaufsky, MCI Glenn J. Harden, STL Samuel Stock, JFK Francis M. Henehan, ORD Ferman F. Stump, MCI David L. Hochmuth, TUS 35Years Susan M. Warner, BEY Edna S. Hollingsworth, LAX Frederick L. Werner, JFK Margaret L. Houlihan, MKC Charles P. Abele, PHX Thomas J. Wickham, JFK Frank J. Anderson, PHL Virginia J akstas, JFK Lloyd C. Wood, MCI Allan V. Bast, LAX Patrick Kessack, LON Robert G. Cathcart, JFK Harry A. Komer, MKC Richard E. Conway, LAX Jerry G. Lawhon, JED 1 · Ralph B. Maddox, MCI 25Years Ralph R. Leach, DAY James F. Meagher, LAX Emil L. Auxier, MCI Ronald D. Lusby, MCI Felix T. O'Hagan,_JFK Joan T. Gardener, JFK Kathleen A. Malone, SFO Doris J. Owen, LAX Mohammed Habib, DHA Sandra K. Marshall, MCI Memory S. Reeser, MKC Karen R. Kelly, JFK · Audrey A. Merchant, JFK Aniello V. Rinardis, NYC Charlie McKenzie, ORD Gerald E. Nelson, ORD JFK mechanic Burton Holzer, a 26-year TWA veteran, was profiled in a recent Wall Arvid E. Olson, ORD Evelyn o: Nieves, LAX Street Journal article concerning airline maintenance. The article, prompted by' an Donald L. Osborn, MKC John J. Nolte, MCI 30Years Sofia E. Peterson, NYC Nancy H. Oldham, LGA incide~t in which an Eastern plane lost power in all three engines d11e to maintenance Thomas W. Owen, BNA error, underscored the $3.5 billion the u.s. airlines spend on maintenance annuany Donald E. Altenhofen, MCI Edward C. Poston, MCI and on the "men and women [like TWA's Burton Holzer] who have helped keep the Mary J. Casey, STL 20Years Laurie J. Power, LAX U.S. industry's s3fety record among the best in the world.'' As the Wall Street Journal Kenneth D. Cates, MKC Robert L. Schehr, JFK Thomas J. Davis, PHX Vivian L. Admires, MKC noted, the·u .S. commercial fleet spends more time on the ground being serviced than Sylvester L. Simpson, MCI Janie L. Dockery, LAX Francis W. Allen, MCI in the air. Photo - John Budek Gary M. Slattery,.PHX Robert L. Fay, SFO Jean Arnold, JFK Kenneth L. Smith, MCI Howard N. Felker, JFK Sherrill A. Beaman, MKC M¥sha E. Smith, SFO Bette J. Foley, CHI Roy A. Brown, MCI Donald E. Frazier, LGA Joseph R. Carricato, Jr, LAX William A. Southerland, LAS Fit Ops Plans The '30s.•. Ernest R: Freitas, TUS William H:. Chenault, MCI Wayne E. Soverns, MCI Marshall Higgins, LGA Dale J. Clark, DEN Brenda K. Sweetland, LAX 'One-for-All' (from page 8) Louis T. Jackson, LAX Derek Coleman, LON Ronald J. Tyson, MCI This year's flight operations "one-for-all" it came to real entertainment there was for Albert K. Jakobsen, LAX George B. Cook, MKC Rosemarie G. Wahaus, SFO retirement dinner will be held at the Camel­ most no substitute for the ·movies. Every Walter C. Jeske, MCl Joan P. Cullen, STL Myron B. We!!ks, LAX back Inn in Scottsdale, Arizona on Satur­ kid old enough to be out on Friday night Chester Kalota, LAX Clarence 0. Deckman, MCI Gary L. Whaley, MKC day, September 17, J. E. Frankum, senior Arthur E. Kelly, LGA Juanito D. Estrada, SFO John H. Works, MCI headed for the local Rialto Theater - vice president-operations, announced. Arthur N. Knudsen, NYC Charles A. Finkenstadt, LAX Berta A. Yates, MKC sometimes with a date, but usually the There will be a reception at 6 p.m. fol­ meeting took place inside so the boy didn't lowed by dinner and a recognition cere­ go too deep into his weekly allowance. On mony honoring those in flight operations PARS Sells Train Travel the silver screen,. gangster films with Agents Receive who have retired or will retire in 1983. By month's end, PARS-equipped travel "tough guys" like Edward G. Robinson, Friends and associates throughout TWA agents can issue BritRail passes for train ·James Cagney and George Raft were Travel·Planner are invited to attend. travel in the U.K. as easily as they cari sell among the most popular. There were cow­ A new, 336-page USA Travel Planner is an airline ticket, thus saving time for pur­ Special Rate boy pictures, horror fims and real dare­ being distributed by TWA to travel agents chasers of the rail pass. PARS issues an The Camelback is offering_a special rate . devil pictures like Howard Hughes' across Europe and the Middle East as a airli,ne coupon on a British Airways plated of $29 per night, single or double. _ · ".Hell's Angels," starring Jean Harlow quick reference for group or individual ticket that is ·exchanged in Britain for a For further information and reservations who set a new fashion with her platinum travel across America. BritRail pass. Information on all BritRail contact George Plager, director-admin­ blonde hair. The National Legion of De­ Produced in cooperation with -the U.S. products is in the PARS DRS pages (access istration, flying, at 605 Third Aye., New cency came along about this time ,JYith a Travel and Tourism Administration, the code G/NAC/BTI)~ / York, NY 10158. Phone' (212) 557-3860. film rating code that banned such words as new USA Travel Planner is the first annual "hell and damn," long kisses, and double edition of the guide. "An updated 1984 Home-built Biplane Makes Film Debut beds with occupants, among others. You edition will be reaching travel agents in can be sure the Legion didn't give its high­ January," Van Fleisher, TWA's director for est rating to Mae West _for her film rendition international marketing, said. of "I Like A Man Who Takes His Tnne." Each of the 50 states is listed with a map and a brief description of its geography and For Just a Dime attractions. Air service and lodging infor­ mation, including prices, is included -for For the kids: there were the Saturday many cities and towns in each state. morning shows much like those they enjoy The book features special sections on ·today on television. Critical to the Saturday air, -rail and bus transportation and car hire · morning movies was where you sat. The. within the U.S. idea was to run like the devil when the 'In addition to listing general tour opera­ theater doors were opened to get a seat as tors, the USA Travel Planner provides in­ close to the screen as possible, thereby .formation on such special organizations as assuring your complete involvement in white-water raft operators and specialists cartoons . and in the edge-of- s~at serial in such interests as agriculture, geneaology thrillers which always ended as the hero and cultural tours. was about to be killed. Next Saturday, another chapter in which the hero cheats Practical Adviceu . death once again. And all this action for The travel planner contains information just a dime. · on the U.S. National Parks and special ·~one With The Wind" was the 1939 . attractions in individuai states. It also lists Oscar winner, "Mutiny On The Bounty" addresses and telephone numbers for Bed­ won it a few years earlier. This was the era an~ - Breakfast organizations across the of the musical extravaganzas with casts of U.S. thousands, hundreds anyway, in films like Information on governmental requll:e­ Norm Schippers, Las Vegas aircraft mechanic, recently flew his home-built "Sky­ "Flirtation Walk" with Dick Powell .and ments for travel to America, in addition to bolt" biplane to Marble Canyon in northern Arizona where it was used in the making Ruby Keeler and the "Gold Diggers Of much practical advice on clothing, gam­ of an advertisement for "West", a new German cigarette. The film crew had to search 1933" and '3~ and '35 etc. bling and drinking laws, medical care, cur­ for two days to rmd a suitable location for filming. They needed a safe landing strip Early in 1939, Howard Hughes made his rency, post offices, U .S. holidays, -with a background of red rock formations. Norm flew his Skybolt for the first time in first ptirchase of TWA stock. telephone service, tipping and \}'eather. ...is October 1982. It took him eight years to build the aircraft, which was trucked to Las included. Vegas when he transferred from Albuquerque three years ago. (to_ be continued)

June 20, 1983 7 worlq's largest airship, the German Hin:.. . The '30s: FDR, denburg, at Lakehurst, N.J. after a trans at­ lantic flight. In 1937, Amelia Earhart, who War Clouds, was associated with TAT in the inaugura­ tion of air-rail service eight years earlier, disappeared over the Pacific on an at­ Hughes ••• tempted round-the-world flight with Fred (Fifth in a series which sets the history of Noonan. Jacqueline Cochran, Maj. Alex­ TWA in the perspective of world events. ander de Seversky and Howard Hughes · The TWA story by Robert J. Ser:ling will be were setting various aviation records in the latter years of the decade. · published t~i~ fall.~ Not the least of the Roosevelt adminis­ by John Corris tration's "New Deal" was the repeal of .. Despite record unemployment, hunger and Prohibition after the nation liad been le­ the collapse of the banking system, Ameri­ gally dry for almost 15 years. Billy Sun- . cans awakened on the morning of March 4, day, the ex-baseball player turned 1933 with a new spirit of determination to preacher, was the most vocal individual bring their country out of the depths of the opponent of the 21st Amendment to the worst economic depression ever. The re­ Constitution which repealed the 18th turn to the happier, prosperous days before Amendment, thus making hard liquor legal the stock market cr~~h would begin, most on December 5, _1933. Canned beer was people felt, under the leadership of Frank­ introduced that ye~ in New Jersey and, as lin Delano-Roosevelt who, on that day, if in anticipation .. of repeal, Alka Seltzer took the oath of office as the 3 2nd President appeared on the ~arket for the first time. of the United States. With the return of legal d.ritiking the President Roosevelt lost no time in speak-easies which flourished during the molding his s'lirewd political sense and an bootleg days enriching the mobs became instirict for the common touch into his own posh supper clubs like New York's ElMo­ dynamic personality to provide the leader­ rocco and Stork Club. These were the "in" Otis Bryan was President R9osevelt's personal pilot during 1942-1943. From 1943-45 ship the nation so desperately needed after places for Manhattan's Cafe Society led by he was in charge of TWA's wartime Intercontinental Division (lCD). · . Herbert Hoove~, who left office '' ... at the Brenda Frazier, the deb of debutantes, and end of our string. There is nothing more we millionaire Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, was one group that tried to keep jazz alive. as 1935 that America must keep an eye on along with Elsa Maxwell, the renowned can do." - The manager of the Bellerive Hotel in Kan­ Japan. hostess of high society. In the Rainbow In the first 100 days of FDR's "New sas City wanted the band to play his hotel Radio was not all news of war -as the Deal'' administration, Congress passed Room atop New York'sRCA Building, the but he was concerned about ''all that jazz'', electronic marvel took its increasing num­ Conga line was a familiar sight, as was the more than a dozen new laws aimed at put- . even though Kansas City in 1930 was con­ ber of listeners in the late 1930s to ringside ting the jobless .back to work, supporting Lambeth Walk, an import from England in sidered the nation's hottest jazz town. in Chicago for Joe Louis' kilockout of Jim farm prices, insuring bank deposits, stop­ 1938. Benny Goodman organized his world- · Braddock for the heavyweight crown ... to -The thirties was the era of the political ping home mortgage foreclosures and, in famous band in 1934 and soon became the center court for Don Budge's final victory "boss" - he I'~ his city with an iron­ total, laws to stabilize the economy. The undisputed "King Of Swing." It was the in the Grand Slam of tennis ... to Berlin's hand, and was a strong political factor in President delivered the first of many "fire- . era ofthe "Big Apple," jitterbug, and the stadium where Jesse Owens literally ran · the state and often in national elections . . side chats'' a week after his inaugtiration to_ "let's cut-a-rug" approach to the blaring away with the honors in the 1936 Olympic There was Prendergast in Kansas City, explam the four-day bank ~oliday and ~ow sounds from the jukebox in the comer ice Games ... and to the 18th green for Horton - James Michael Curley in Boston, Edward new legislation would strengthen the finan­ cream parlor. And those nonsense songs: Smith's victory in the_first Masters Golf Crump in Memphis, Ed Kelly in Chicago cial system, making future bank failures "Three Little Fishes," "The Flat-Foot Tournament. · and Jimmy Walker who was forced out of less likely. · Floogee With The Floy Floy'' among other office in New York. Some historians label never-to-be-forgotten hits. Invasion from Mars Army Flies Mail Frank Hague of Jersey City, N.J. as the Across the Atlantic in 1936, Edward boss-of-bosses whose ''I am the law"-re-- VIII abdicated the British throne for While radio infonried and entertained, it While the nation was struggling to get gime in that city made him a millionaire also could and did on October 30, '1938 back on its economic feet, the airlines were se-veral times over while his salary was a " ... the woman I love," (an American, scare the nation half to death. Thousands · flying into the darkest clouds yet encoun- meager $8,500 annually. Wallis Simpson of Baltimore). George VI was crowned, with his daughters, Eliza­ tuned to the Mercury 'Qleater listened in tered with the approach of February 9, The music' of the early 1930s reflected beth.andMargaret, "TheLittlePrincesses," horror to Orson Welles' dramatic account 1934. On that day, Roosevelt cancelled all the nation's mood: in contrast to the jazz of at his side. The youngsters would become of an "invasion" of planet earth by Mar­ airmail contracts, depriving the carriers of the previous decade, Americans were lis- international heroines, the subjects of tians. People ran into the streets searching more than half of their revenues as flying tening and dancing to the soothing sounds for the invading force. There was general . passengers still was a losing operation for - -of Wayne King and Guy Lombardo. Ini- books and cut-out doll clothes and eventu­ ally Elizabeth would be Queen of England. panic throughout the nation until listeners most lines. tially, Glen Gray & his Casa Lorna band were assured by officials and over the air­ For the next several months the Army War Breaks Out waves that it was only a story. . flew the mail as airlines curtailed their TWA contributed much throughout the schedules drastically and furloughed per­ Just two years later King George would . decade to the technological developments · sonnel. The future looked grim even with tell the Royal Air Force of its heavy and far in aviation thanks in a large measure to the expected delivery to TWA of the first greater responsibilities than it ever had pre­ . extensive high altitude experimental fly­ DC-2, an airplane built to TWA's specifica­ viously "in safeguarding these islands ing, weather analysis and forecasting, tions· and one that was technologically ex­ from the menace of the air." Britain and : flight planning and communications. The · cellent and would make money for the France were in a state of war with Germany airline continued to expand its route sys­ airline. Before the end of 1934 the govern­ after Germany refused to withdraw its tem, employ women as hostesses, not as ment returned the mail contracts to the troops from Poland, which it had invaded stewardesses, and inaugurate a coast-to­ carriers and TWA introduced the first over­ on September 1, 1939. Before the end of coast sleeper service in 1937. Two years night DC-2 transcontinental service, oper- the decade Poland surrendered and was earlier, TWA suffered its first fatal accident . ating via Newark Airport. (LaGuardia did partitioned between Germany and Russia. since the Knute Rockne crash. A U.S. not open until 1939.) Passengers on the The Soviets invaded Poland and there was senator, Bronson Cutting of New Mexico, dusk-t-o-dawn flights could buy tickets by civil war in Spain. was among the victims in the DC-2 crash calling Western Union or Postal Telegraph Back home in .the late thirties, radio was which led to a· Senate investigation of air· which would deliver them via messenger. expanding the nation's knowledge of world safety. That, in tum, led to passage of the The DC-2 ~as, of course·, the forerunner events, particular! y those in Europe. As the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938 and the crea­ of the famous DC-3 which, beginning in march toward World War II accelerated, tion of an independent safety board. 1938, would carry the bulk of the Ameri­ Americans began to realize that those The family of the 1930s spent much time can air traffic for years to come. The late events an ocean away would ultimately together listening to the radio, reading thirties saw the start of regular passenger have an effect on their own lives. Ironi­ Captain Bryan during interview with aloud, playing cards and games, but when services across the Atlantic and Pacific Bob Serling, author of forthcoming his­ cally, the noted news commentator Edwin oceans as well as the destruction of the - tory of TWA. C. Hill told his network audience as early (to page 7)

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