'Spirit of Enterprise'. I.P.E.C.Aviation (Interstate Parcel Express COmpany) operate up to three AW650 Argosy freighter airplanes on nightly services, mostly up & down the Eastern Seaboard, whilst their recently acquired DC9 freighter concerntrates on the Tasmanian services. As seen here VH - BBA was photographed before it went to Kris Air in SIngapore but it has now returned to I.P.E.C.
VH - BBA C.N 6656 A.P.A. Photo
B.O.A.C. Bristol Britannia
A.V. Fry & Co. London
Air Virginia N 748AV
Photo Mary Jane Rowe
American Airlines established American Inter Island late in 1978 as a wholly owned subsidiary based at St. Croix in the United States Virgin Islands. A fleet of five Convair 440s provides connecting service to St. Thomas for passengers arriving at St. Croix on American's jets from the U.S. mainland.
N 44829 C/N 439 Photo Stephen Piercey
This Aspen Airways Convair CV - 440 is viewed at Stapleton Airport, Denver Colorado on February 11, 1978. The 'Go Orange Crush' refers to the Denver Broncos Football Team's Super Bow Playoff in 1978.
Photo George E. Lawrence
One of Farmindale, New York based Cosmopoliian's Convairs is aeen at Boston's Logan Airport in May, 1980
Photo Peter Black
Delivered originally to the Northern Territory Areial Medical Service. 'Zulu Sierra' was tranfered to Trans Australia Airlines (T.A.A>) in 1961 for use on the Great Barrier Reef island resorts services until 1969. Via several intrim operators it was purchased by Drages Historic Aircraft Museum of Wodonga, Victoria, where it is maintained as an airworthy exhibit.
C/N 5018 F.F. 26th June 1955 Photo M.J. Clayton
Niihau & Lehua Islands...are just off shore of the Garden Island of Kauai. Niihau is privatley owned & a community of pure Hawaiins not in physical contact with the outside world. Both islands are closely viewed on a HATS tour.
HATS Tour photograph
T.W.A. - Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc. Douglas C -54 Skymaster.
Photo TWA
Bases in Anchorage, Alaska, Great Northern Airlines operate several Lockheed L118C Electra freighter aircraft. This aircraft has since been re-registered as N402GN.
C/N/ 1085 N402FA
Photo Aeronautica
This Flying Tiger's Constellation is viewed at Stapelton Airport, Denver, Colorado in October of 1957.
Photo George E. Lawrence
Western acquired a small fleet of Constellations in 1967 when it absorbed (by merger) Pacific Northern Airlines. These aircraft were operated principally on routes from the State of Washington to Alaska. The tub shaped object under the belly of the aircraft is a 'Speedpack', an external container used to increase the cargo capacity of the aircraft. Western retired their last Constellation in 1968.
Photo Bernard Crocoll
TWA leased twelve 2-02-As from their manufacturer, the Glen L. Martin Co. of Baltimore, Maryland, & operated them on domestic routes from September 1950 to September, 1959. Carrying 36 passengers at 220mph (354km/h) & featured built-in boarding stairs. The first of these named 'Skyliner San Francisco', is shown in a 1950 photograph.
Photo TWA N93201 C/N 14071
Murray Valley Airlines/MVA have named this Shorts 360 as 'City of Mildura'. Configured to carry a maximum of 36 passengers, MVA utilise this most successful regional airliner on the network of services which currently link various towns & cities in Victoria & South Australia.
C/N 3620 VH - MVX Photo Tony Arbon
This Continental Airlines Viscount is viewed at Stapelton Airport, Denver, Colorado in November of 1958.
Photo George E. Lawrence
Liverpool Airport
