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date in Michigan History: January
7, 1929 |
| Detroit
businessman Edward F. Schlee and his co-pilot, William S. Brock make
the first nonstop Detroit-to-Miami flight, finishing in nine hours and
20 minutes. |
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As
Schlee and Brock were winging their way south, the Ford Motor Company
continued to expand its involvement in the nation’s fledgling
passenger airplane industry. Ford’s Tri-Motor airplane, which became a
staple in the nation’s commercial airplane industry during the early
1930s, provided many Americans with their first airplane ride. According
to one observer, “If not for a Ford Tri-Motor, there might not be a
United States airline industry.”
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