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longhauler wrote:Trans-Canada Air Lines L1049G in 1961, BGI-BDA-YYZ.
hinckley wrote:longhauler wrote:Trans-Canada Air Lines L1049G in 1961, BGI-BDA-YYZ.
Ahh, we're close old man! Mine was a Trans-Canada Air Lines (your spelling is perfect) Vickers Viscount in 1960, BOS-YHZ, at least according to the photographic evidence. I was two at the time!
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hinckley wrote:On a side note, at my age, it is funny to see first flights aboard 773s and A320s!
balair863 wrote:August 1971, Overseas National Airways DC-8-63CF, LAX-BGR-Amsterdam.
USC student charter, 251 seats, 251 passengers, no legroom, no IFE, marginal food. Only thing to do was read and sleep.
WarriorHUT wrote:First flight around 1980-81 (9 years old) was a charter flight (not sure which airline - probably Thomas Cook) from MAN to MIR (Tunisia) on a 737-100 or 200.
AAlaxfan wrote:February of 1962. Continental Airlines. Idlewild (IDL) to General Billy Mitchell Field (MKE).
910A wrote:AAlaxfan wrote:February of 1962. Continental Airlines. Idlewild (IDL) to General Billy Mitchell Field (MKE).
No offense, unless it was a charter because CO didn't fly east of Chicago back then,nor did they fly to MKE either. Here is a link to a July 1963 route map http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages ... co63-1.jpg
AAlaxfan wrote:Whichever airline flew that route with a 4 engine turboprop was what I was on. Late afternoon / evening departure.
longhauler wrote:AAlaxfan wrote:Whichever airline flew that route with a 4 engine turboprop was what I was on. Late afternoon / evening departure.
My guess would be Capital Airlines on a Viscount 744/745D.
AAlaxfan wrote:longhauler wrote:AAlaxfan wrote:Whichever airline flew that route with a 4 engine turboprop was what I was on. Late afternoon / evening departure.
My guess would be Capital Airlines on a Viscount 744/745D.
Most likely NWA flight 229 on a DC-7C. Based on their May 28, 1961 timetable (http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages ... nw61-4.jpg, http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages ... nw61-8.jpg).