Historic Knoxville News #11: On board Airship Knoxville
In 1922, Knoxville Aero Corporation was the proud owner of the first privately-owned aeroplane in the city, christened Airship Knoxville. This article (transcript) tells of one of the corporation's efforts to find a commercial application for their cutting-edge investment--that of running charter flights into the Smokies. You can find additional information on Knoxville's early aviation history in some issues of the FatBoyz Aviation Newsletter.
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