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Post by Herman on Apr 18, 2020 16:42:09 GMT -5
Some Stratocruiser flights I did recently. Pan American World Airways from New York Idlewild to Bermuda circa 1957. On the Ramp at Idlewild.  At cruise altitude.  She's quite a handful to handle. A bit of a bounce there.   On the ramp in Bermuda.  BOAC....LOndon Heathrow to Rome Ciampino. Holding at RWY28L for Air France Viscount on short final.  Climbing out to cruise altitude.  Aircraft sporting the blue tail livery.  On the ramp at Rome Ciampino.  United AL San Francisco to Seattle. On the ramp at San Fran. circa 1960.  Departing San Fran.  Cruising at FL200.  Passing Mt. St. Helen.  That's a bit better.  On the ramp at Sea-Tac,  Northwest Orient.... Milwaukee to New York Idlewild. On the ramp starting those big radials.  Departing the Milwaukee aria.  Cruising at FL210 across Lake Erie just east of Detroit.  On the ramp at Idlewild.  |
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Apr 18, 2020 22:17:51 GMT -5
Nice views of the "big boy" of propliners.
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Post by nmlw on Apr 22, 2020 14:02:50 GMT -5
A fine display of the Strat and multiple liveries Herman. |
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Post by dave mcqueen on Apr 23, 2020 3:30:18 GMT -5
Prior to the end of 1954 all of United's B377s had been sold and delivered to BOAC
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Post by qxtoolman on Apr 23, 2020 3:45:19 GMT -5
The shots of the NWO Flt leaving Mitchell Field, brought back memories. My Mother flew that very type of Flt, to go to Her Step-Father's Funeral in New York. It is funny that the Capital Viscount is in the background, as that is Airline & A/C she came back on. Good research. Take Care, Stefan |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2020 4:14:42 GMT -5
It is funny that the Capital Viscount is in the background, as that is Airline & A/C she came back on. My father flew with a same a/c in 1956 or 57 from New York to Baltimore to visit his sister in Annapolis. He then was a Swissair navigator. And amazing that actually I use the same aircraft as FS9 dlgsplash Bernard |
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Post by Herman on Apr 23, 2020 6:40:26 GMT -5
Thank you all for your comments.
Herman
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Apr 23, 2020 8:37:31 GMT -5
Prior to the end of 1954 all of United's B377s had been sold and delivered to BOAC But they did fly SFO to SEA just before the sale. 😏 |
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Post by dave mcqueen on Apr 23, 2020 12:31:44 GMT -5
Prior to the end of 1954 all of United's B377s had been sold and delivered to BOAC But they did fly SFO to SEA just before the sale. 😏 A real money maker I'm sure.........  My point was that by 1960 none of the mainstream airlines depicted were operating B377s anymore. |
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Apr 23, 2020 15:04:18 GMT -5
Not quite true - my March 1960 OAG says that PAA was flying 377s:
SFO - HNL MWF and cargo WF through April 23rd
HNL - Wake - Guam - Manila - Saigon - Singapore - Jakarta 5 times a week
HNL - American Samoa - Fiji - Auckland once a week
Hong Kong - Saigon once a week
SEA - Ketchikan - Juneau - Whitehorse - Fairbanks route daily
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Apr 23, 2020 15:11:20 GMT -5
In the same OAG Northwest was flying 377s:
Chicago - Minneapolis weekdays
NY Idlewild - Minneapolis daily
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Post by qxtoolman on Apr 23, 2020 21:05:25 GMT -5
In the same OAG Northwest was flying 377s: Chicago - Minneapolis weekdays NY Idlewild - Minneapolis daily Tom: Does Your info show whether that those MSP to IDW flight stopped in MKE? I know right up until the merger into Delta, Northwest had many Flights that started in MSP, stopped in MKE, and went on to Wherever. I remember several times taking a 06:00 FLT to MKE from MSP, that was going on to Miami, that was a 747. It was funny about 100 people on that big 747, and it seemed, like the plane went-up and then just came started coming down. Take Care Stefan |
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Apr 23, 2020 21:37:45 GMT -5
Hi,
While many flights stopped at MKE (and/or DTW, MDW, or Madison) the 377s flight 7 was nonstop, dp 4:30 pm ar 8:40 pm.
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Post by qxtoolman on Apr 24, 2020 4:22:40 GMT -5
Hi, While many flights stopped at MKE (and/or DTW, MDW, or Madison) the 377s flight 7 was nonstop, dp 4:30 pm ar 8:40 pm. Tom: As always a true "Gentleman & Scholar". Thanks for the Info. Stay Well & Safe. God Bless, Stefan |
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Post by dave mcqueen on Apr 24, 2020 5:42:18 GMT -5
Not quite true - my March 1960 OAG says that PAA was flying 377s: SFO - HNL MWF and cargo WF through April 23rd HNL - Wake - Guam - Manila - Saigon - Singapore - Jakarta 5 times a week HNL - American Samoa - Fiji - Auckland once a week Hong Kong - Saigon once a week SEA - Ketchikan - Juneau - Whitehorse - Fairbanks route daily Pan Am's Pacific Alaska Division B377s ( all the ones without radar chins and a few others from New York and Miami with )were all in storage at SFO and OAK by World Series time in 1959 ( The Dodgers and White Sox played that year ) I remember that because I took some pictures of the Clippers at SFO before watching the game on TV. I got one good picture of N1031V - with radar - Clipper Donald McKay parked in the United Airlines area near those two old curved hangars. In the early 60s we used to see some of the Meatball painted aircraft flying overhead stripped of Pan American markings but with Israeli registrations painted on. My material on Lee Mansdorf and Piston Engine Airliner Production List (October 2002) indicate that Pan Am and Northwest's aircraft were out of service by the end of 1959. The OAG may have been in error as to the actual aircraft type in service. I used to see errors like that in the OAGs we had at the Center. |
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My point was that by 1960 none of the mainstream airlines depicted were operating B377s anymore.