Ludington Airline Explained

Airline:	Ludington Lines
Founded:	1929
Ceased:	1933
Focus Cities:	New York City Washington, D.C.
Fleet Size:	7 Stinson tri-motor
Destinations:	New England states
Headquarters:	Philadelphia
Key People:	C.T. Ludington Amelia Earhart

Ludington Airline (also, Ludington Lines or Ludington Line) was an airline of northeastern United States started on an investment of at least $1,000,000 from Charles Townsend Ludington and his brother.

Ludington brochures advertised "Plane Service, like Train Service" as their mode of operation.^[1]

Further reading

• Book: AA. American Aviation. 1937. American Aviation Publications.
• Book: Russell, David Lee . Eastern Air Lines 1926–1991. 1 October 2013. McFarland. 978-1-4766-0196-0.
• Smithsonian on Earhart
• Book: Winters, Kathleen C.. Amelia Earhart: American Icon . November 23, 2010. St. Martin's Press. 978-0-230-11229-2.
• New York Times, Tues., January 25, 1966, Page 41 "Nicholas S. Ludington, 61, Dies; Philadelphian Founded Airline"
• News: C. Townsend Ludington Dead . The New York Times . January 20, 1968 . 29 . February 16, 2023 .

External links

• Ludington Airline schedule

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1931 Ludington Airlines East Coast 30 schedules daily . 2011 . Transportation and Vehicles . WorthPoint . August 7, 2016 .