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Tobacco Control 2004;13(Supplement 1 ):i4-i7
Copyright © 2004 by the BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
Tobacco Control 2004;13:i4
© 2004 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd

ILLUSTRATED HISTORY

Smoking aloft: an illustrated history

A Blum, MD

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1920s and 1930s

The emergence of civil aviation was associated with glamour, daring and sophistication. At the same time, smoking was being promoted and popularised. The two industries were often depicted together in cigarette advertisements with an aviation theme. Advertisers often linked women to smoking and flight. Images of aviators and aviatrices such as Amelia Earhart were invoked to sell cigarettes.


1940s

Cigarettes were very popular during the second world war. Advertisements and posters from this time often depicted flying and smoking together. Although smoking was not initially permitted on airplanes, cigarette companies provided sample packs to customers.


1950s to 1970s

After the war, images of airlines and smoking were seen together worldwide. By the 1950s, virtually all of the world’s airlines permitted smoking and distributed complimentary cigarettes (see Philip Morris-Ozark Airlines sample at right). In spite of the growing recognition of the harmful effects of smoking in the 1960s and 1970s, airlines made little effort to . . . [Full text of this article]


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