Notable Planes From Early Aircraft History
The late 1920s to 1930s Ford Trimotor carried passengers and mail as a pioneer American built airliner. The 1940 Spitfire defined British air power in the Battle of Britain. The 1947 Bell X-1 broke the sound barrier with Charles Yeager piloting on October 14. The Winnie Mac Vega set records with Wiley Post in 1936. The Douglas DC-3 served as a pre war airliner and World War II troop transport.