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Madame Henri Bonnet and TWA President Jack Frye Christen Constellation Airplane

99-89
Accession Number
99-89
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 350299013
Keywords
Airplanes
Ambassadors
Businessmen
Spouses
HST Keywords
Airplanes - Constellation
People Pictured
Bonnet, Helle
Frye, Jack, 1904-1959
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Description
Madame Henri Bonnet, wife of the French Ambassador to the United States, is shown here with Jack Frye, President of TWA. She is christening the Constellation airplane "The Paris Sky Chief" prior to the takeoff of a preview passenger flight to Paris, marking the debut of the 300 mile an hour Lockheed Constellation as a luxury liner of the skyways for TWA. Steam was used by Madame Bonnet to christen the plane. From: Beth Gore.
Date(s)
December 3, 1945