The #45, to debut at the Pan-American Air Races
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No matter how the transportation business fluctuated, the company still built fast planes. This is the blueprint of the #45, which would not gain the same fame as the #44. The plane is currently on display at the Louisiana State Museum in Patterson.
Image courtesy of the Wedell-Williams Memorial Foundation and the Louisiana State Museum
This file appears in: Wedell-Williams Air Service Goes Coast to Coast
Wedell-Williams Air Service Goes Coast to Coast
The Wedell-Williams Air Service clearly took little time to establish itself in New Orleans. In July 1929, two months after Wedell and Williams founded the company, Wedell inaugurated a route to St. Louis, MO. In the same month, the air service…