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Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.

North Carolina's Own and Only Home-Based Airline

Record #:
10445
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Abstract:
At the Wilmington airport on February 20, 1948, a Douglas DC-3, carrying a few passengers, took off for Cincinnati. It was the first flight for Piedmont Airlines, founded by Tom Davis of Winston-Salem. The airline carried around 40,000 passengers the first year. Growth over the succeeding years brought the number to over one million. Britt discusses the rise of this local airline.
Source:
We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 24 Issue 5, Oct 1966, p145-147, 178-179, il, por, map