Vintage Business Card Airplane Crash Mercer Inc. C. "Red" Breckin 1940s 7pc Set

Vintage Business Card Airplane Crash Mercer Inc. C. "Red" Breckin 1940s 7pc Set with Newspaper Clippings and Obituary "Airplane Charter By Mercer, which later became Associated Airways, Inc.. It was an air charter service operating from Burbank Airport in the late 1940s, offering transcontinental and even Hawaii service. This company is notable for its association with the controversial North American Airlines Group, a group of irregular air carriers that engaged in illegal scheduled service. The company began as Airplane Charter By Mercer in October 1945, advertising charter flights from Burbank Airport." Features: • Original Business Card of Clayton Wilson Brechin, the owner of the service who died in a plane crash in 1947 while flying three others in a chartered flight, the obituary and 5 newspaper clippings for a total of 7 pieces. • Purchased from Estate of a CBS Executive • Company: Mercer Inc. • Reads: US Gov't Licensed Pilots and Planes 2 Way Radio Airplane Charter by Mercer Inc. C "Red" Breckin Travel by Air Anywhere One to Four Passengers Lockheed Air Terminal • Aesthetic: Business Ephemera, Vintage Advertisement, Vintage Burbank, Airplane Crash, Airline history, Vintage Flight, Vintage 1950s, Collectible Business Cards, Executive Business Cards, Rare Business Card, Flight history, Vintage pilot, Vintage Airline, Airline history, Flight buff, Card collector, Retro Business Card, Old Business Card, Vintage Americana, Business History, and More! Condition: