Pilot Jesse Jones at the controls of Ryan Brougham B-5 airplane owned by Howard M. Hersh at leased to Lancaster Airways, Inc. under an agreement dated November 8, 1929. This was the first enclosed cabin airplane available for passenger service at the Manheim Pike airport which had been established by Jones in 1927.
The first Goodyear blimp to visit Lancaster, shown at the Lancaster Airport with dignitaries in 1929. From left: E. Schick, Mayor Musser, Bob Renninger, Charles Lebzelter, David Reamer, Lyn Garvin, Melvin Huber
R. L. Gerhart Company's Ryan monoplane advertised El Capitan Coffee. Pilot Jesse Jones stands at left. This is thought to be the first business aircraft purchased by a Lancaster County company. It was the sister ship of the Ryan "Spirit of St. Louis" flown by Charles Lindbergh from New York to Paris in May 1927.
