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Compagnie Des Messageries Aériennes was founded in February 1919, making it one of the first French air navigation companies. In 1923, Compagnie Des Messageries Aériennes merged with Compagnie des Grands Express Aériens to form Air Union which continued operations under that name until it merged with four other airlines to become Air France in 1933. Anna Weinstock was the Commissioner of Conciliation for the US Department of Labor and was sent to Europe in 1924 to study labor mediation. This collection consists of an airline ticket issued by Compagnie Des Messageries Aériennes/Air Union to Anna Weinstock for travel from Paris to London on July 21, 1924.
Compagnie Des Messageries Aériennes was founded in February 1919, making it one of the first French air navigation companies. The company's first route offered freight and mail service between Paris and Lille and in September 1919, Compagnie Des Messageries Aériennes began operating international passenger service between Paris and London. In 1923, Compagnie Des Messageries Aériennes merged with Compagnie des Grands Express Aériens to form Air Union which continued operations under that name until it merged with four other airlines to become Air France in 1933. Anna Weinstock was the Commissioner of Conciliation for the US Department of Labor and was sent to Europe in 1924 to study labor mediation. In July of that year, she flew on Compagnie Des Messageries Aériennes/Air Union from Paris to London.
NASM.XXXX.1008
Air Union
1924
Anna Weinstock (Mrs. Jesse Schneider), Gift, 1971, NASM.XXXX.1008.
0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)
National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of an airline ticket issued on July 17, 1924 by Compagnie Des Messageries Aériennes/Air Union to Anna Weinstock for travel from Paris to London on July 21, 1924 at the cost of 400 francs. The ticket measures approximately 4.25 by 5.25 inches and is a double-fold document that is printed in both French and English and has the passenger and route information hand-written in black ink. The ticket is also stamped. Inside the ticket are the General Passenger Conditions, in both French and English and on the reverse is a map of the airline's routes.
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Compagnie Des Messageries Aériennes/Air Union Ticket [Weinstock], NASM.XXXX.1008, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Aeronautics
Airlines
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Tickets