The Pan American Airways Terminal
Brownsville, Texas
circa 1939
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My Favorite Historical Marker # 001
Suggested by Fayette County Historian Gary McKee
From the historical marker (erected 1986) at S. Minnesota Avenue and Billy Mitchell Blvd., Brownsville.
Marker Text:
The development of Mexican oil fields by North American corporations during the 1920s led to a need for reliable transportation into Mexico's interior. As a result, Brownsville soon became a pioneer training center for the now highly technical craft of blind flying, or piloting an aircraft by the use of navigation instruments. In 1929, the Mexican division of Pan American Airways opened a school for instrumentation flying at the Brownsville Airport. The training course was later extended to all divisions of the company.
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