United Air Lines Maps of the Main Line Airway

Postwar flight atlas of the United Air Lines routes in operation across the United States.

This fascinating atlas captures a snapshot of early domestic flight travel in the United States. An index of the contents is followed by a brief introduction comparing the east/west primary route to the century-old Overland Trail. Each subsequent page details a different flight path taken by the four engine ‘Mainline’ aircraft of United Air Lines, with an accompanying itinerary, photographs, and list of notable attractions.

Due to fuel constraints and multi-purpose planes (i.e. freight and passenger), frequent stops were significantly more commonplace in air travel than they are today. Includes the original pictorial flight folder, which presents a slightly different map and advertisement for the soon-to-be-released DC-6 airplane.