BGuthrie Photos: Smithsonian Associates -- Celebrating 100 Years of Flight

Smithsonian Associates -- Celebrating 100 Years of Flight:

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Description of Pictures: Smithsonian description: In an interview with former Air Vice Marshal Ron Dick, veteran pilots Peter Duffey and Gene Banning recall the first century of commercial flight. They take us from the days of piston-engine airliners, when flying was the privilege of the rich and transoceanic air travel was a dream, to the coming of jets and the previously unimaginable supersonic flights of the Concorde. In sharing their thrilling memories, they provide a history of commercial flight from its pioneer period to the present. Peter Duffey joined the Royal Air Force in the closing days of the War, and later became a pilot for BOAC (now British Airways). He piloted some of the world's first passenger jets, and retired as a Concorde captain. Gene Banning flew for PanAm in DC-3 aircraft before World War II, and later in the Commodore and Sikorsky S-40 flying boats. Air Vice Marshall Ron Dick is the author of the five-volume "Aviation Century" series, a history of aviation.
After the session, they had a meet-and-greet opportunity in the lobby which I think was a wonderful event for the attendees. Since I was taking pictures for the heck of it, I was also invited to a reception afterward which was fun too. British Airways helped out by the Smithsonian by bringing Peter Duffey over from Vancouver for the event.

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