Douglas World Cruiser, first round the world airplane built in 1924, Santa Monica. It put the world on notice that the best airplanes were being built in America, after running 2nd the the European pioneers in aviation
Cool airplane photos from Fifties50s.blogspot.com I think the above photo is of Betty Skelton and Big baby the old Glendale airport. There's a ton of history about that airport, it's where the first cross-country flights originated, where TWA started, Charles Lindbergh & Amelia Earhart flew out of there, Clark Gable & Shirley Temple and all the stars flew out of there often…