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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.
The collection documents the first 20 years when founder Thomas E. Braniff achieved extraordinary business success, based on high quality service to customers and a warm, paternal relationship with employees. His laudable efforts for world brotherhood are also recorded.
Apr 18, 1999 · Worth Remembering: Tom Braniff financed the state's first airline in 1928, with several other men, after his brother, Paul, convinced him to start a commuter line between Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Tom later bought Paul's share, and until his death in 1954 ran the airline.
By July 15, 1929, the Braniff section of Universal Airlines System was operating between Oklahoma City and San Angelo, Tex., via Wichita Falls, Breckinridge and Abilene, Texas. A second route flew between Tulsa, Oklahoma City and Forth Worth via Wewoka, Oklahoma and Dallas.
Paul Braniff left the airline in 1935 to pursue other interests and to tour South America for Braniff's eventual service to the region, but Tom Braniff retained control of the carrier and hired Charles Edmund Beard to run day-to-day operations.
The eldest of four Braniff Brothers... Ed, Tom, Phil & Paul, Edward Andrew Braniff 1876 - 1968, awarded Gold Medal Prize for his essay "The Character and Public Services of Paul Revere."
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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. However, the name and company were retained by him and his brother, Thomas Elmer Braniff, until 1932.
