Pistons and props
This week's Saturday Flashback looks back to a classic era of civil aviation.
Painted in 1999, this wonderful work by Jonathan Frank depicts some of the aircraft that frequented Houston Municipal Airport in the 1940's and 50's, as well as the Terminal Building that still stands today as a museum.
I am more than happy for those more knowledgeable about aviation than myself to correct the following. Airborne is a Trans-Texas Airways DC3, known as "Super-Starliners". Note the wheel shrouds! On the ground there is an Eastern Air Lines Lockheed Super Constellation. The third large aircraft may be a Braniff? Possibly a Lockheed Electra?
(Apologies for the distortion. It was difficult to get a straight shot, at least in part due to lights reflecting in the background)
Flickr Explore # 443 on Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Pistons and props
This week's Saturday Flashback looks back to a classic era of civil aviation.
Painted in 1999, this wonderful work by Jonathan Frank depicts some of the aircraft that frequented Houston Municipal Airport in the 1940's and 50's, as well as the Terminal Building that still stands today as a museum.
I am more than happy for those more knowledgeable about aviation than myself to correct the following. Airborne is a Trans-Texas Airways DC3, known as "Super-Starliners". Note the wheel shrouds! On the ground there is an Eastern Air Lines Lockheed Super Constellation. The third large aircraft may be a Braniff? Possibly a Lockheed Electra?
(Apologies for the distortion. It was difficult to get a straight shot, at least in part due to lights reflecting in the background)
Flickr Explore # 443 on Wednesday, January 18, 2017