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Post by Pixel Pilot on Mar 30, 2024 7:10:30 GMT -5
I found this youtube video to be very interesting and thought I would share it with the CalClassic members. It covers the post war(WWII) period when The Santa Fe Railroad started a short lived air cargo business. The Failure of Santa Fe SkywayEd |
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Mar 30, 2024 9:06:42 GMT -5
Thanks, a nice video on a relatively unknown operation.
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Post by Pixel Pilot on Mar 31, 2024 6:54:17 GMT -5
I'm glad you liked it Tom. In the video he mentions that Santa Fe Skyway operated from Los Angeles Municipal Airport. I researched that airport name and found that it became LAX. I also found that originally airports were designated by two letters. LAX was just LA. The x was added when designators were changed to three letters and it doesn't relate to the airport name.
Ed
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Post by Pacific SMX on Mar 31, 2024 9:28:19 GMT -5
Ed,
I wasn't aware of the reason for some airport designators ending in the letter "x".
Nice little factoid to know!
Regards,
Phil
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Mar 31, 2024 9:41:10 GMT -5
Interesting, thanks. PDX for Portland also comes to mind.
There are many interesting stories about the origins of airport codes. Anyone know why O’Hare’s code is ORD?
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Post by Pixel Pilot on Mar 31, 2024 12:15:45 GMT -5
As a matter of fact I do Tom. Prior to it's renaming, O'Hare was called Orchard Field. Hence the ORD designation. Of course as many of you know O'Hare is named in honor of Edward H."Butch" O'Hare a naval aviator who served during WWII. Sadly he was killed in action in a night intercept mission off of Tarawa.
Ed
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Post by nmlw on Mar 31, 2024 15:41:42 GMT -5
A nice video and good information on the Santa Fe air cargo operation.
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Mar 31, 2024 17:02:47 GMT -5
The other interesting thing about ORD is that Douglas built most of the C-54’s there during WWII.
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