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dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/54377
dc.descriptionPhoto of Major Alexander P. de Seversky with a plane. On reverse: "PLANNED PLANE WHILE FIGHTING FOR CZAR It was while Major Alexander P. de Seversky was serving as chief of pursuit aviation for the Baltic Sea for the Imperial Russian Government that he conceived the idea underlying the new basic training airplanes, which he later designed and of which the U.S. Army Air Corps has just ordered thirty-give at a cost of more than $750,000. Major de Seversky brought the idea with him to this country when he came here during the war as vice chairman of the Russian Aviation Commission. These ships, now under construction in the Farmingdale, L. I., plants of the Seversky Aircraft Corp. have a top speed, at sea level, of 200 miles per hour, and are completely streamlined, including streamline tires. In 10 minutes, they can climb to an altitude of 12,000 feet from sea-level. Above is shown Major de Seversky with one of the planes."
dc.format.medium10x8 Photo
dc.relationAmon G. Carter Papers (MS 014)
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dc.sourceBox 264, Pan American Airways - China Clipper & Trans Pacific Airmail, 1935-1937 Folder, Item 011
dc.subjectAviation
dc.subjectPan American World Airways (Pan Am)
dc.subjectAir travel
dc.subjectClipper flights
dc.titleAlexander de Seversky
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  • Amon G. Carter, Sr. Collection [19320]
    The Amon G. Carter Papers consist of correspondence, photographs, newspapers, scrapbooks, and artifacts. The papers document the history of Fort Worth and the Southwest, as well as Carter's personal and business interests.

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