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The Consolidated Commodore was a flying boat built by Consolidated Aircraft and used for passenger travel in the 1930s, mostly in the Caribbean operated by companies like Pan American Airlines and NYRBA (New York, Rio and Buenos Aires Line) who used the Consolidated Commodore flying boat on flights to Rio and Buenos Aires. In 1939 NYRBA was acquired by Pan American Airways and the Commodore seaplanes were transferred to PAA's fleet. The Commodores opened up new long-haul over-ocean routes ...

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From the CD, Trumpet Blues The Best of Harry James. Capital Records. 1999. Recorded in Hollywood CA on July 21, 1955.

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The Consolidated PBY Catalina was an American flying boat of the 1930s and 1940s produced by Consolidated Aircraft. It was one of the most widely used multi-role aircraft of World War II. PBYs served with every branch of the US military and in the air forces and navies of many other nations. In the United States Army Air Forces and later in the USAF their designation was the OA-10, while Canadian-built PBYs were known as the Canso. During World War II, PBYs were used in anti-submarine ...

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Pan American Airways' founder and president, Juan Terry Trippe, commissioned Sikorsky to design the S-43 in 1934. These twin-engine, 18 passenger, "Baby Clipper" amphibians were designed for coastal and other routes in the Caribbean and in Central and South America. The first and second airplanes, however, went to Inter-Island Airways, Ltd, (now Hawaiian Airlines) in 1935. Inter-Island later took delivery of two more S-43s. Pan American ordered a total of twelve S-43's; one source, though ...

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From the two disk set Harry James Two O'Clock Jump/Trumpet Blues and Cantabile. Classic Documents, 2002. Recorded in New York, New York on August 17, 1939. Performed by Harry James, Vcls by Jack Palmer.

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The Sikorsky VS-44 was a large four-engined flying boat built in the USA in the early 1940's. The VS-44 was designed primarily for the trans-Atlantic passenger market, with a capacity of 40+ passengers. Only three aircraft were produced: Excalibur, Excambian, and Exeter. By 1940, Sikorsky, now merged with Chance Vought under the umbrella of United Aircraft, produced the VS-44. A single deck seaplane with four twin-row Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasps rated at 1200 hp each, the new aircraft was 80 ...

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From Trumpet Blues, The Best of Harry James. Capitol Records, 1999 Recorded in Hollywood CA on July 21 1955

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From the three disk set Harry James & His Orchestra, Band Stand Memories 1938 to 1948. Hindsight Records 1994. This is the earlist known recording of Stardust by Frank Sinatra broadcast Live from the Roseland Ballroom on July 8th 1939 in New York City.

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From the CD Trumpet Blues The Best of Harry James. Capitol Records. 1999 Recorded in Hollywood CA July 18 1955

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From the two CD set Harry James Two O'Clock Jump/Trumpet Blues and Cantabile. Documents 2002 Recorded in Chicago on Oct 13, 1939

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