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Wilmington to Avalon Passenger Coupon (Catalina Island, CA Ephemera)
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“Very Good”
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Located in: Modesto, California, United States
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Item specifics
- Seller Notes
- “Very Good”
- Book Title
- Wilmington to Avalon Passenger Coupon
- Cover
- Ephemera
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Wilmington-Catalina-Airline, Ltd.
- Publication Year
- 1938
- Place Published
- Santa Catalina Island, CA
- Topic
- Californiana
- Format
- Ephemera
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Book Condition
- Very Good
- Defects
- This is a small ticket stub from a passenger coupon for a, flight from Wilmington, CA to Catalina Island, CA via the, Wilmington - Catalina - Airline for the year 1938. The ticket, is in Very Good condition and has no tears, but does have a, light horizontal crease to the bottom third of the ticket., "Wilmington-Catalina Airlines, Ltd. (1931-1941) , owned by the, Wrigleys, took over Western Air Express on June 6, 1931 for, flying service to Santa Catalina Island. William Wrigley, designed a unique airport at Hamilton Cove, the second cove, north of Avalon. This airport was designed to accommodate, Douglas Dolphin amphibian planes of the Wilmington-Catalina, Airlines, Ltd. The planes landed just offshore and taxied up a, ramp to a large turntable mechanism. The airplane would then be, rotated until it was facing the water and ready for a flight, back to the mainland. A small Spanish-style terminal building, welcomed residents, business people and tourists to the island., The airline was noted in the March 1941 issue of Flying and, Popular Aviation as “the shortest airline in the world. ” The, airline served two towns less than 30 miles apart., Wilmington-Catalina Airlines flights crossed the channel over, 38,000 times carrying over 200,000 passengers. The airline, employed as many as nine pilots in the summer and five in the, winter months. Walter Seiler, the vice-president, general, manager and chief pilot, was aboard nearly 25% of flights. With, the onset of World War II, Santa Catalina Island was declared a, military zone, and both air and sea transport was shut down. ", (from Islapedia) " Wilmington-Catalina Airline, Ltd. In 1931,, Philip Wrigley helped design a unique airport at Hamilton Cove,, the second cove north of Avalon. This airport was designed to, accommodate the Douglas Dolphin amphibian planes of the
- Binding
- Ephemera
- Subject
- Californiana
- Place of Publication
- Santa Catalina Island, CA
- Year Printed
- 1938
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