Alaska Air Transport, a commercial air carrier business started by Shell Simmons in 1935, merged with Marine Airways in 1939 to create Alaska Coastal Airline Note on verso identifies the plane as a Lockheed Vega
Description: Photograph shows Al Parmenter, standing on the side of an airplane, about to board. Albert Parmenter came to Alaska in the mid-1930s and mostly flew the Valdez to Fairbanks route. Parmenter left Alaska to work for Lockheed Aircraft....
Large pile of freight in front of plane, a passenger-cargo version of the Lockheed navy patrol bomber; the letters CF on the tail indicate a Canadian registered aircraft
Ransom Tony Schultz (Tony) came to Alaska in 1938. That same year he bought his first plane and obtained his pilot's license. He began flying for Star Airlines (later Alaska Airlines) in 1940, and in 1950, was chosen as their first chief bush...
The George King Collection describes in photographs and manuscript material early aviation in Alaska. There are two series in this collection. The first series consists of five photograph albums and two folders of loose photographs. The second...
The George King Collection describes in photographs and manuscript material early aviation in Alaska. There are two series in this collection. The first series consists of five photograph albums and two folders of loose photographs. The second...