• Promotional poster with rear view of three-fin tail with red and white Trans World Airlines livery. Another Trans World Livery plane is in the background and an ocean is nearby. "Fly the Finest..." is above the plane in the foreground in white text.
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    The signature design style of the distinctive three-finned tail says it all: Trans World Airlines "owned" the Lockheed Constellation. Other airlines flew it, but TWA had commissioned the airplane and flew the largest Constellation fleet. Using these airplanes, TWA continually improved its transcontinental service. In 1953 the airline instituted its Ambassador Service, which offered nonstop flights from Los Angeles to New York. 

  • Promotional poster with rear view of three-fin tail with red and white Trans World Airlines livery. Another Trans World Livery plane is in the background and an ocean is nearby. "Fly the Finest..." is above the plane in the foreground in white text.

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