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Paul Revere Braniff (August 30, 1897 – June 1, 1954 [a]) was an airline entrepreneur. Braniff was one of the original founders of Braniff International Airways. He served as a mechanic in World War I in the United States Army and then as a pilot in World War II .
On April 26, 1926, Paul Revere Braniff incorporated Braniff Air Lines, Inc., with the Oklahoma Secretary of State but it was not used for airline operations and was eventually dissolved.
Apr 18, 1999 · Paul Revere Braniff Pilot, war veteran, founder of airline 1897-1954 Oklahoma roots: Oklahoma City 1928 - Founded Paul R. Braniff Inc. and served as its president.
The brothers were aviator Paul Revere Braniff and businessman Thomas Elmer Braniff. In the spring of 1928 the new airline took to the skies on its maiden voyage with a single-engine 5 passenger Stinson Detroiter.
In April 1926, Paul Revere Braniff incorporated Braniff Air Lines, Inc., which was a planned flight school and aircraft maintenance entity that never came to fruition.
Those brothers, Paul Revere Braniff, the dreamer and aviator, and Thomas Elmer Braniff, the pragmatist who had already created a burgeoning insurance empire, had the courage and foresight to become early pioneers in America's burgeoning aviation industry.
Paul Revere Braniff (August 30, 1897 – June 15, 1954) was an airline entrepreneur. Paul, along with his brother Thomas Elmer Braniff, was one of the original founders of Braniff Airways, Inc. d/b/a Braniff International Airways (after 1948).
