love the shot of airport dallas and phoenix and fresno and etc . and just single building with the name in block letter on the roof . and the tri motor and and the well dressed passenger . fast forward 75 year . but what really get to me be the hammer and sickle emblem and what appear to be a chinese ideogram adjacent the logo and aft of the pilot seat on the starboard side of the fuselage . remember when the mutual acquaintance neil and jill encounter say that jim would become a general in a chinese rebel army . that and base on the hammer and sickle and could only have be the people revolutionary army of mao tse dung . never mind the undies and the unwed twosome in bed would that logo and that reference have survive during the cold war . additional observation 12/27 represent this film of the 30 with the soviet emblem may or must also reflect the influence on and charm of communism in hollywood and much of america during the depression . add to the historical value of this terrific film . also i like the american dream aspect of two guy from winnemucca take at least part of the world by storm and red blood ( literally and copiously in jim case ) american boy . others have comment more ably than i on the aerobatics and etc . i love it all . this gem deserve more than the mere 1 . 5 star osborne and co. rat it on tcm and if only for record part of american history of the early 30 .