Patterson's Lumber Man
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Harry Williams met Jimmy Wedell at a plane demonstration in Patterson, Louisiana. Wedell taught Williams how to fly and convinced the lumber man of his aerial genius. Williams put great faith in Wedell and a lot of money into the air service.
Image courtesy of the E.F. Newman Collection, Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans
This file appears in: The Wedell-Williams Air Service Comes to New Orleans
The Wedell-Williams Air Service Comes to New Orleans
The Wedell-Williams Air Service originated on May 1, 1929, a time in which American aviation was full of potential. As increasing numbers of people attained pilot’s licenses, more air routes came into…