54light15 Awesome! As much as I love trains there's sure a lot to be said for four radial engines! Now, if Pan Am was revived...
Awesome! As much as I love trains there's sure a lot to be said for four radial engines! Now, if Pan Am was revived...
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
Braniff's name was revived twice, neither succeeded. Ozark Air Lines was revived as a regional, not sure if it's still flying.
CMStPnP Well first this is a link to the History Page which is interesting to read given we are repeatedly told the airline industry has always been self sufficient.....yeah right. Anyway, I remember flying them in 1972 on their new Bahamas route. Lockhead 1011 from Chicago to Miami as I recall and a 727 from Miami to Nassau. http://easternairlines.aero/about/history
Well first this is a link to the History Page which is interesting to read given we are repeatedly told the airline industry has always been self sufficient.....yeah right.
Anyway, I remember flying them in 1972 on their new Bahamas route. Lockhead 1011 from Chicago to Miami as I recall and a 727 from Miami to Nassau.
http://easternairlines.aero/about/history
Flew on an Eastern Super Constellation LGA-Bermuda in 1956 just after they took over Colonial.
C&NW, CA&E, MILW, CGW and IC fan
Now if they could bring the late Cap'n Eddie Rickenbacker back as well...
A hero of mine when I was a kid, and nothing I've read about him since those days has changed my opinion of him.
CMStPnPWell first this is a link to the History Page which is interesting to read given we are repeatedly told the airline industry has always been self sufficient.....yeah right. Anyway, I remember flying them in 1972 on their new Bahamas route. Lockhead 1011 from Chicago to Miami as I recall and a 727 from Miami to Nassau. http://easternairlines.aero/about/history
Can't keep the dead down forever.
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