Display Status
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
In October 1945, Edna Jones Bowler flew via an unnamed airline from New York to San Diego to join her husband who was serving in the United States Navy.
Identifier
NASM.2018.0027
Processing Information
Arranged and described by Patricia Williams and Jessamyn Lloyd, encoded by Jessamyn Lloyd, 2018.
Creator
Bowler, Edna Jones
Date
bulk 1945
Provenance
Judi Pimentel, Gift, 2018
Extent
0.05 Cubic feet ((1 folder))
Summary
This October 1945 letter was written by Edna Jones Bowler to her parents, Frank and Edna Jones in Floral Park, New York. Bowler's fifteen page letter recounts her adventures flying via an unnamed airline from New York to San Diego to join her husband who was serving in the United States Navy.
Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Correspondence
Arrangement note
Collection is in original order.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a fifteen page letter written by Edna Jones Bowler to her parents, Frank and Edna Jones in Floral Park, New York that recounts her adventures on her cross-country flight. While Bowler does not mention the airline, based on the route, it appears to be American Airlines. Bowler describes in vivid detail her impressions of the flights, crews, scenery, and airports.
Genre/Form
Correspondence
Rights
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Topics
Aeronautics, Commercial Airlines
Citation
Edna Bowler Airline Letter, NASM.2018.0027, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.