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Volume: 13 Year: 1950 top

Issue	Date	Pages	Comment
1	January 5	6	Page 6 has tear on top
2	January 12	6	Page 1 has stain
3	January 19	6
4	January 26	6	Page 1 has writing- “Wilke Fly”
5	February 2	6
6	February 9	6
7	February 16	6
8	February 23	6	Page 6 has light stain
9	March 2	6
10	March 9	6
11	March 16	6
12	March 23	6	Page 3 has frayed edge
13	March 30	6
14	April 6	6
15	April 13	6
16	April 20	6
17	April 27	6	Includes 2 page newsletter Skylines for TWA Kansas City employees dated April 1950 (volume 2)
17A	April 28	4	Extra 4 page issue “Retirement Wins Vote.” Mathematical calculations in pencil on page 4 relating to retirement
18	May 4	6
19	May 11	6
20	May 18	6
21	May 25	6
22	June 1	6	News - first Connie sky coach carries 114 passengers
23	June 8	6
24	June 15	6
25	June 22	6
26	June 29	6
27	July 6	6
28	July 13	6	Pages have fold creases
29	July 20	6
30	July 27	6	Page 1 has spots
31	August 3	8
32	August 10	6	Page 1 has spots
33	August 17	6
34	August 24	6
35	August 31	6	Pages have spots
36	September 7	6
37	September 14	6
38	September 21	6
39	September 28	6
40	October 5	6	Page 1 has some orange text
41	October 12	6
42	October 19	6
43	October 26	6
44	November 2	6
45	November 9	6
46	November 16	6
47	November 23	6
48	November 30	6
49	December 7	6
50	December 14	6	Page 1 has tear in corner
51	December 21	6
52	December 28	6

Volume: 14 Year: 1951

Issue	Date	Pages	Comment
1	January 4	6
2	January 11	6
3	January 18	6
4	January 25	6
5	February 1	6	Page 1 has yellow emblem
6	February 8	6
7	February 15	6	Spine taped; pages 1,4, and 6 have red lines
8	February 22	6
9	March 1	6
10	March 8	6
11	March 15	6	Skyliner logo becomes smaller
12	March 22	6
13	March 29	6
14	April 5	6
15	April 12	6
16	April 19	6
17	April 26	6
18	May 3	6
19	May 10	6
20	May 17	6
21	May 24	6
22	May 31	6
23	June 7	6
24	June 14	6
25	June 21	6
26	June 28	6
27	July 5	6
28	July 12	6
29	July 19	4
30	July 26	8
31	August 2	6
32	August 9	6
33	August 16	6	Page 1 has mathematical calculations in pencil
34	August 23	6+1	Includes 1 page color promo shot
35	August 30	6
36	September 6	6
37	September 13	6
38	September 20	6
39	September 27	6
40	October 4	6
41	October 11	6
42	October 18	6	News - Vice President Clarence Fleming resigns
43	October 25	6
44	November 1	6+1	Includes 1 page color promo shot
45	November 8	6
46	November 15	6
47	November 22	4
48	November 29	6+1	Includes 1 page color promo shot
49	December 6	6
50	December 13	6
51	December 20	6
52	December 27	6

Volume: 15 Year: 1952 top

Issue	Date	Pages	Comment
1	January 3	4
2	January 10	8
3	January 17	6
4	January 24	6
5	January 31	6
6	February 7	6
7	February 14	6
8	February 21	6
9	February 28	6+1	Includes 1 page flyer announcing low summer fares
10	March 6	6
11	March 13	6
12	March 20	6
13	March 27	6
14	April 3	6
15	April 10	6
16	April 17	6
17	April 24	6
18	May 1	6
19	May 8	6
20	May 15	6
21	May 22	6
22	May 29	6
23	June 5	6
24	June 12	6
25	June 19	6
26	June 26	6
27	July 3	6
28	July 10	6
29	July 17	6
30	July 24	6
31	July 31	6
32	August 7	6
33	August 14	6
34	August 21	6
35	August 28	6
36	September 4	6
37	September 11	6
38	September 18	6
39	September 25	6
40	October 2	6
41	October 9	6
42	October 16	6
43	October 23	6
44	October 30	6
45	November 6	6
46	November 13	6
47	November 20	6
48	November 27	6
49	December 4	6
50	December 11	6
51	December 18	6
52	December 25	4

Volume: 16 Year: 1953 top

Issue	Date	Pages	Comment
1	January 1	4
2	January 8	6
3	January 15	6
4	January 22	6
5	January 29	6
6	February 5	6
7	February 12	6
8	February 19	6
9	February 26	6
10	March 5	6
11	March 12	6
12	March 19	6
13	March 26	6
14	April 2	6
15	April 9	8	Change to 8 page issues
16	April 16	8
17	April 23	8
18	April 30	8
19	May 7	8
20	May 14	6
21	May 21	8	Includes 2 page newsletter Skylines for TWA Kansas City employees dated May 1953 (volume 5)
22	May 28	6
23	June 4	8
24	June 11	8
25	June 18	8
26	June 25	8
27	July 2	6
28	July 9	8
29	July 16	8
30	July 23	8
31	July 30	8
32	August 6	8
33	August 13	8
34	August 20	8
35	August 27	8
36	September 3	8
37	September 10	6
38	September 17	8
39	September 24	8
40	October 1	6
41	October 8	8
42	October 15	8
43	October 22	8
44	October 29	8
45	November 5	6
46	November 12	8	News - TWA auto crash kills 8 on November 4 in KCMO
47	November 19	8	Page 1 has “Roy Capps” written in pencil
48	November 26	6	Change to 6 pages
49	December 3	6
50	December 10	8
51	December 17	6
52	December 24	6
53	December 31	6

Volume: 17 Year: 1954 top

Issue	Date	Pages	Comment
1	January 7	6
2	January 14	6
3	January 21	6
4	January 28	6
5	February 4	6
6	February 11	6
7	February 18	6
8	February 25	6
9	March 4	6
10	March 11	6
11	March 18	6	Includes 2 page newsletter Skylines for TWA Kansas City employees dated March 1954 (volume 7)
12	March 25	6
13	April 1	6
14	April 8	6
15	April 15	6+1	Includes 1 page Tip Sheet
16	April 22	6
17	April 29	6
18	May 6	6
19	May 13	6	News - Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia visits US via TWA
20	May 20	6
21	May 27	6
22	June 3	6
23	June 10	6	Spine broken, pages separate
24	June 17	6
25	June 24	6
26	July 1	6
27	July 8	6
28	July 15	6
29	July 22	6
30	July 29	6
31	August 5	6
32	August 12	6
33	August 19	6	Thick tape over tears obscures part of text
34	August 26	6
35	September 2	6+1	Includes complimentary 1 page letter from Vice President to employees
36	September 9	6
37	September 16	6
38	September 23	6
39	September 30	6
40	October 7	6
41	October 14	6
42	October 21	6
43	October 28	6
44	November 4	6
45	November 11	6
46	November 18	6
47	November 25	6
48	December 2	6
49	December 9	6
50	December 16	6
51	December 23	6
52	December 30	4

Volume: 18 Year: 1955 top

Issue	Date	Pages	Comment
1	January 6	6
2	January 13	6
3	January 20	6
4	January 27	6
5	February 3	6
6	February 10	6
7	February 17	6
8	February 24	6
9	March 3	6
10	March 10	6
11	March 17	4
12	March 24	6
13	March 31	6
14	April 7	6
15	April 14	6
16	April 21	6
17	April 28	4
18	May 5	6
19	May 12	6
20	May 19	6
21	May 26	6
22	June 2	6
23	June 9	6	Spine broken, pages separate
24	June 16	6
25	June 23	6
26	June 30	6
27	July 7	4
28	July 14	6	News - TWA 30^th anniversary on July 13
29	July 21	6
30	July 28	6
31	August 4	6
32	August 11	6
33	August 18	6
34	August 25	6
35	September 1	6
36	September 8	4
37	September 15	6
38	September 22	6
39	September 29	6
40	October 6	4
41	October 13	4
42	October 20	6
43	October 27	4
44	November 3	6
45	November 10	4
46	November 17	6
47	November 24	4
48	December 1	6
49	December 8	4
50	December 15	6
51	December 22	4
52	December 29	4

Volume: 19 Year: 1956 top

Issue	Date	Pages	Comment
1	January 5	6	News - President Ralph Damon died on January 4
2	January 12	4	News - John Collings becomes interim president
3	January 19	6
4	January 26	4
5	February 2	6
6	February 9	4
7	February 16	6
8	February 23	4
9	March 1	6
10	March 8	6
11	March 15	4
12	March 22	6
13A	March 28	2	2 page Skyliner Extra!
13	March 29	6
14	April 5	4	Pages unnumbered; News - Flight 400 crashes, killing 22 passengers
15	April 12	6
16	April 19	6
17	April 26	6
18	May 3	6
19	May 10	6	Page 1 has calculations written in pencil on bottom
20	May 17	6
21	May 24	6
22	May 31	4
23	June 7	6
24	June 14	6
25	June 21	6	News - Conair “Golden Arrow” ordered- world’s fastest jet at 609 mph
26	June 28	6
27	July 5	4	News - Twin plane crash on June 30: Super Constellation 2 crashes, killing 70 (including 31 TWA employees); United Airlines DC-7 crashes, killing 58
28	July 12	6
29	July 19	6
30	July 26	6
31	August 2	6
32	August 9	6
33	August 16	6
34	August 23	6
35	August 30	6
36	September 6	6
37	September 13	6
38	September 20	6
39	September 27	6
40	October 4	6
41	October 11	6
42	October 18	6
43	October 25	6
44	November 8	6
45	November 15	6
46	November 22	6
47	November 29	6
49	December 6	6	No issue no. 48; News - Carter Burges becomes president
50	December 13	6
51	December 20	6
52	December 27	6

Volume: 20 Year: 1957 top

Issue	Date	Pages	Comment
1	January 3	6
2	January 10	6
3	January 17	6
4	January 24	6
5	January 31	6
6	February 7	6
7	February 14	6
8	February 21	4
9	February 28	6
10	March 7	6
11	March 14	4
12	March 21	4
13	March 28	4
14	April 11	6	Newsletter becomes biweekly
15	April 25	6
16	May 9	6
17	May 23	6
18	June 6	6
19	June 20	4
20	July 4	6
21	July 18	6	Pages have frayed edges; pages 3-4 have corner missing
22	August 1	6
23	August 15	6
24	August 29	6
25	September 12	4
26	September 26	6	Page 6 has cutout at bottom
27	October 10	6
28	October 24	4
29	November 7	6
30	November 21	6
31	December 5	6
32	December 19	6

Volume: 20 Year: 1958 top

(Issue numbers continue from 1957; no volume 21)

Issue	Date	Pages	Comment
33	January 9	6	News - Warren Pierson becomes president
34	January 23	6
35	January 30	4	Issue mislabeled no. 34
36	February 6	6
37	February 20	6	News - married flight attendants allowed to remain on job on February 8
38	March 6	6
39	March 20	6
40	April 3	6
41	April 17	6
42	May 1	4
43	May 15	6
44	May 29	6
45	June 12	6
46	June 26	6
47	July 10	6	News - Charles Thomas becomes president
48	July 24	6	Issue mislabeled no. 47
49	August 7	6
50	August 21	6
51	September 4	4
52	September 18	6
53	October 2	6+2	Includes 2 page Skyliner Extra!
54	October 16	4
55	October 30	6
56	November 13	6
57	December 11	6	News - IAM strike grounds TWA from November 21-December 8
58	December 25	6

Volume: 22 Year: 1959 top

Issue	Date	Pages	Comment
1	January 8	4
2	January 22	6
3	February 5	6
4	February 19	6
5	March 5	6
6	March 19	6	News - TWA enters Jet age with Boeing 707
7	April 2	6
8	April 16	6
9	April 30	8
10	May 14	6
11	May 28	6
12	June 11	6
13	June 25	6
14	July 9	6
15	July 23	6
16	August 6	6
17	August 20	6
18	September 3	6
19	September 17	6+1	Includes 1 page letter to KC employees; News - international jet service starts on November 23
20	October 1	6
21	October 15	6
22	October 29	6
23	November 12	6
24	November 26	6
25	December 10	6
26	December 24	6

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