American Airlines Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/keyword/american-airlines Honoring Rhode Island's Rich Aviation History Fri, 13 Dec 2024 19:13:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://riahof.org/wp-content/uploads/riahof-512x512-1-150x150.png American Airlines Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/keyword/american-airlines 32 32 Robert L. Crandall https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/civilian-aviation/robert-l-crandall Thu, 23 Oct 2003 18:11:00 +0000 https://riahof.org/?p=2246 Robert Crandall is a native of Westerly, University of RI grad and long-time Chairman of American Airlines.

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]]> William C. Harris https://riahof.org/year-of-induction/2022/william-c-harris Sat, 19 Nov 2022 22:14:00 +0000 https://riahof.org/?p=1938 William C. Harris (1906-1963) As an early transport pilot and commercial aviation executive, Harris led the American Airlines operations in Providence from inception in 1936 until he retired in 1962. He learned to fly at Harvard University in the late 1920s, and went to work for Curtiss-Wright Flying Service in Boston, piloting a Ford Trimotor to […]

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