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T. Claude Ryan
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'''Tubal Claude Ryan''' (
January 31898-
September 11 1982) was an
United States American aviator born in
Parsons, Kansas. T. Claude Ryan was best known for founding, in
1922, the
Ryan Flying Company. The Ryan Flying Company started the first all-year airplane passenger service in the United States in
1925, running from
San Diego, California to
Los Angeles, California. The company's first aircraft, M-1
Mailplane developed in
1926, was the first production monoplane in the country, and provided the design basis for
Charles Lindbergh's
Spirit of St. Louis.
References
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Aerospace Memorial Biography
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Horatio Alger Association Membership Profile
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