The 1934 Pan-American Air Races at the Shushan Airport
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The #45 debuted at these races and broke the 100km event speed record in front of racers from Louisiana and parts of Latin America.
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…