Introduced in 1931 this Consolidated PT-11 was built during Prohibition time and
delivered to Mexico and other air forces only 41 were built! 1933-34 prohibition ended and right after's there was a shortage
of alcoholic beverages on main street U.S.A.! From 1925 through 1932 over 500 unsolved murders were reported in the Detroit
area all supposedly tied into the bootlegging trade with names such as Burstein and the Purple gang reportedly top gangs and
gang leaders at the time!
As far a booze and airplanes here in south Florida they
would land their planes on west bank in the Bahamas and it is said they even had air races that they gambled on on who could
bring the booze back the quickest!
In 1930 the Planet Pluto was discovered and was named
after the dog-god that guarded the underworld in Greek mythology and the British airship R 101 crashed on its maiden voyage
in France around this time and it is thought that this was the start of WW2 as we understand from information from Alliance
insurance company, Switzerland!
In the British government in the 1920's after WW1 there
were two airship projects going on one directed by the liberals side of the government and the conservative side of the government
with the directory power going to the Vickers company! The airships were called the R-101 ( Liberal) and the R-100 ( Conservative),
the R-101 crashed and the R-100 flew to Canada and was dismanteled !