Here’s a question for the history buffs among you: Who are these men and why are they posing in front of this Hawaiian Airlines plane in October 1951? To be precise, the photo is marked October 25, 1951.
A Google search for “Hawaiian Airlines” on that date didn’t turn up anything. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t some historical data to be found online somewhere.
The negative was damaged, apparently partially melted at some point, but the image is still relatively clear.
Any ideas?
And, as usual, click on the photo to see a larger version.
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No clue as to the two men. However, back then HAL may still have been named Inter-Island Airlines, with ties Inter-Island Steam Navigation.
I would guess that this must be related to air cargo/air mail service – the plane is a DC3 like this one:
http://hawaii.gov/hawaiiaviation%3B/aviation-photos/1950-1959/honolulu-international-airport/hawaiian-airlines/PP-1-1%20Airlines-Hawaiian%20040.jpg/ha_image_view_fullscreen
Could the men be involved in the cargo business? Their dress suggests paniolo from Kamuela – did Hawaiian Air begin service to that area during that time perhaps?