LostinSoCal From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 6 posts, RR: 0 Posted (9 years 5 months 3 weeks 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 1160 times:
Working on a book on the local service airlines. Appreciate anyone's help on this:
1). What ever happened to that DC-3 painted in Piedmont colors? Is it still around and if so where? And does it still wear Piedmont colors?
2). I know about the Prairie Aviation Museum's DC-3 in Ozark markings, but are there other airplanes IN LOCAL SERVICE AIRLINE MARKINGS besides Jeff Whitesell's Martin 404 in Pacific colors based in Camarillo, CA?
3). I know there are several ex-local airplanes wearing other markings, such as:
a). North Central's "old 728" at the Henry Ford Museum in NWA colors
b). two Martin 404s now wearing Eastern and "TWA" (SAC) markings
c). A former Mohawk Convair is now in military markings at Travis AFB museum
d). Seattle's Museum of Flight has an ex-US Air/ex-Piedmont 737 fuselage as a movie theater
4). Anyone know of any other ex-local airplanes in either local or other markings?
FlagshipAZ From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 3419 posts, RR: 15 Reply 1, posted (9 years 5 months 3 weeks 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 1140 times:
I know of a TWA DC-3 & a United DC-8-51 at the Los Angeles Science & Industry Museum. I know they are major carriers, but does this info count? Sorry if I misunderstood the context of your question. Regards.
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LostinSoCal From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 6 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (9 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 1128 times:
Flagship AZ:
Thanks, but trying to locate local service airplanes from any of the 13 locals that operated in the 50s - 80s.
FATFlyer From United States of America, joined May 2001, 5668 posts, RR: 17 Reply 3, posted (9 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 1089 times:
MasseyBrown From United States of America, joined Dec 2002, 4725 posts, RR: 7 Reply 4, posted (9 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 1089 times:
Mid-Atlantic Aviation Museum at the Reading, PA airport has a Capital Airlines Viscount 745 (at 44 pax, does a Viscount qualify?) and a CV-580 that is being restored to Allegheny Airlines livery. They also have an Eastern M404, but maybe you know about that one, and a Navy R4D (DC-3).
The Smithsonian at Dulles Airport has a Boeing 247D, a CV-240 (JFK's campaign plane), an Eastern DC-3, as well as some Lockheed and Pitcairn planes from the 1930's that might have been operated in local service
PiedmontGirl From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 1124 posts, RR: 14 Reply 5, posted (9 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 1079 times:
LostinSoCal, the Piedmont 3 is at the Carolinas Aviation Museum in Charlotte, NC. N44V still wears Piedmont colors.
FATFlyer From United States of America, joined May 2001, 5668 posts, RR: 17 Reply 6, posted (9 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 1057 times:
LostinSoCal, have you checked with the alumni and retiree groups for the various Local Service Airlines? Most of them have sites online and may know of aircraft locations.
My personal interest is in the next tier down, the commuters - especially the West Coast guys.
There is a former Mohawk Convair 240 on display at Castle Air Museum in Modesto. The aircraft is currently in Coast Guard colors. http://www.elite.net/castle-air/cv240.htm
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Imisspiedmont From United States of America, joined exactly 12 years ago today! , 6203 posts, RR: 43 Reply 7, posted (9 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 1044 times:
The Pima Air & Space Museum has an ex Piedmont Martin 4-O-4 on display, sadly not in colors yet. If I had a spare 20K it would be though.
What is it with all the "is there a possibilty airline X will.." threads? The answer it'll is possible.
LostinSoCal From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 6 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (9 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 1021 times:
PiedmontGirl and all the others who answered:
THANK YOU SO MUCH, especially Piedmontgirl for providing a lead to that DC-3. I will definitely follow-up. Also interesting to learn that Pima has an ex-PI Martin but not in PI colors. Thanks.
2912n From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 2013 posts, RR: 9 Reply 9, posted (9 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 1014 times:
I beleive there is something at Chino in PSA colors. Can't remember type of a/c but I have seen it parked out on the ramp.
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