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EPISODE · Oct 12, 2025 · 37 MIN

The History of Aviation in St. Louis

from History of the Lou - NewsRadio 1120 KMOX

The history of aviation in St. Louis goes back almost to the beginning of aviation in America. The namesake of our current airport took flying lessons from one of the Wright Brothers! Follow along as aviation historian Alan Hoffman takes Sue through it all...from Charles Lindbergh and his world-changing flight in The Spirit of St. Louis to TWA and Ozark Airlines to McDonnell Douglas and its role in it all.

The history of aviation in St. Louis goes back almost to the beginning of aviation in America. The namesake of our current airport took flying lessons from one of the Wright Brothers! Follow along as aviation historian Alan Hoffman takes Sue through it all...from Charles Lindbergh and his world-changing flight in The Spirit of St. Louis to TWA and Ozark Airlines to McDonnell Douglas and its role in it all.

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The history of aviation in St. Louis goes back almost to the beginning of aviation in America. The namesake of our current airport took flying lessons from one of the Wright Brothers! Follow along as aviation historian Alan Hoffman takes Sue through...

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