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From Train to Plane: Columbus' 1929 Aviation Revolution
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Columbus was the eastern air terminal for the first coast-to-coast passenger service in 1929.
Columbus once tried to reinvent air travel. This video explores the fascinating aviation history of Columbus, Ohio, focusing on its pivotal role as the eastern air terminal for the first coast-to-coast passenger service in 1929. Discover how early aviation efforts in the 1920s, including the Transcontinental Air Transport (TAT) service, shaped the future of air travel.
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Columbus Neighborhoods is a local public television program presented by WOSU
Columbus Neighborhoods
From Train to Plane: Columbus' 1929 Aviation Revolution
Special | 1m 2sVideo has Closed Captions
Columbus once tried to reinvent air travel. This video explores the fascinating aviation history of Columbus, Ohio, focusing on its pivotal role as the eastern air terminal for the first coast-to-coast passenger service in 1929. Discover how early aviation efforts in the 1920s, including the Transcontinental Air Transport (TAT) service, shaped the future of air travel.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipSo Columbus once tried to reinvent air travel.
Did it actually work?
So this is a scrapbook from airport engineer Ernest Stork.
This is called Columbus Build an Airport.
It's about the creation of the airport in 1929.
Columbus was selected by aviator Charles Lindbergh to be the Eastern Air Terminal for the Transcontinental Air Transport Service, which was the first coast-to-coast passenger air travel in the U.S.
At the time, the itinerary would take 48 hours, and it involved train rides at night, and then air travel during the day when it was safe to fly.
It was expensive, and it didn't last very long, but it did make Columbus a landmark in aviation.
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