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Author:  Pat Carry [ Wed Apr 17, 2013 4:42 pm ]
Post subject:  Airline Memories
A pretty good set of photos. www.funstufftosee.com/goodbye.html
Author:  The Inspector [ Wed Apr 17, 2013 6:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Airline Memories
I believe the group coming off the DC-3 are on Frank Talmantz's 'airline' that ran from L.A. to Vegas and Reno for a while. The PSA F.A.s lounging on the seats paid a visit to Palmdale on a P.R. photo op when they were getting L-1011's, everyone knew where they were in the assembly building by where there was no noise going on. STRAT N 1025V never got a 'Clipper' name
Author:  Jerry O'Neill [ Sat Apr 20, 2013 8:31 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Airline Memories
The Inspector wrote:
I believe the group coming off the DC-3 are on Frank Talmantz's 'airline' that ran from L.A. to Vegas and Reno for a while.


FYI, I think it was Paul Mantz who ran the Las Vegas/Reno "Honeymoon Express".
Jerry
Author:  tom d. friedman [ Mon Apr 29, 2013 4:40 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Airline Memories
and so it goes....... the glamour is long gone.
Author:  warbirdfinder [ Mon Jun 03, 2013 1:38 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Airline Memories
Clipper N1025V was named "America" and "Rainbow". "America" was put on at least two differrent B-377's
Author:  The Inspector [ Mon Jun 03, 2013 3:15 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Airline Memories
tom d. friedman wrote:
and so it goes....... the glamour is long gone.



Thanks Tom, I'll amend my listing of Clippers-
Author:  SaxMan [ Tue Jun 04, 2013 10:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Airline Memories
There's definitely a lot of great civil aviation stories from the pre-deregulation time period, many which are still unpublished and untold. I've interviewed a bunch of ex-Capital Airline pilots and employees. Capital was bought out by United in 1961, so you're talking about people who haven't worked for the company in over 50 years. Most (but not all) seem to have fond memories of the company, but all were very complimentary on how United treated them after the merger.

I recall talking to one pilot when he began to recount a story of being copilot in a Viscount flying through a vicious thunderstorm. I could tell that he had transported himself back well over 50 years and was in the cockpit reliving the experience, and he had brought me along for the ride. It was one of the most memorable interviews I've ever had.
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