On March 31, 1931, a Fokker F-10 belonging to Transcontinental and Western Air crashed near Bazaar, Kansas, after taking off from Kansas City Municipal Airport in Kansas City, Missouri.
NC999E, the aircraft involved in the accident, in front of the control tower of Alhambra Airport in March 1930. Underwing letters WAE are those of TWA predecessor Western Air Express.
Boeing 247
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The Boeing Model 247 is an early American airliner, and one of the first such aircraft to incorporate advances such as all-metal semimonocoque construction, a fully cantilevered wing, and retractable
1931 Transcontinental & Western Air Fokker F-10 crash
…Ford Trimotor Boeing 247 hollow-shell ("monocoque") all-metal design (aluminum), for light and streamlined aircraft structure…
United Air Lines Boeing 247D in flight
The Boeing 247 production line
Early versions had the windshield raked forward, to avoid reflecting light off the cockpit instruments. It was later changed to a backward slope because it reflected landing lights on the ground.
United Airlines crew members and employees stand in front of a Boeing 247.