Braniff Airways’ maiden flight was in 1928 when a single-engine, five-passenger Stinson Detroiter made a 116-mile flight from Oklahoma City to Tulsa.

The venture was begun by two Oklahoma City men, Paul Braniff, a World War I aviator, and his brother Tom, an insurance executive, who became early pioneers in America’s aviation industry.

In 1934, Braniff moved company operations and maintenance facilities to Love Field, Dallas, from Oklahoma City.

The company grew steadily and after WWII, it became Braniff International Airways. The air carrier operated between the US mainland and countries such as countries as Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Cuba and Colombia.

In 1969, the airline hit the headlines for its futuristic-looking stewardess uniforms designed by Emilio Pucci as part of the company’s ‘End of the Plain Plane’ campaign.

With vibrant shades like orange, blue, pink, and green, Braniff’s uniforms became an icon of 1960s airline fashion, symbolizing the glamour and innovation of the Jet Age. The ensemble also included the famous clear plastic ‘bubble helmet’ intended to protect female employees’ hairstyles on the tarmac. We recommend you look at photographs of these stylish stewardess outfits on the internet.

Braniff International Airways succumbed to overexpansion during airline deregulation of the 1970s and was the nation’s eighth largest airline when it ceased operations in 1982.

Braniff Airways Foundation, registered as a 501(c) nonprofit organization in 2015, preserves and promotes the history of Braniff and curates one of the largest collections of Braniff memorabilia.

The group also works in partnership with other groups engaged in preserving the airline's heritage, including Preservation Dallas, Oklahoma Historical Society, Frontiers of Flight Museum and the University of Texas at Dallas.

This charming menu was served on board Braniff flights to Peru in the 1960s.