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Re: Props over the Atlantic

Posted by Gordy on 8/29/2007, 3:39 pm, in reply to "Re: Props over the Atlantic"
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Thanks Mark. No, I don't know the Clipper name. I should not be surprised that DC-6's were in use then, as I was flying in the C-118's in the Navy in 1979. It just seemed a bit odd that PAA would have not gone all jet by '69. Gordy Cone USN Retired Still Flying --Previous Message-- : It could have been a DC-6B since this aircraft : flew the New York-London route. : : Then again the DC-7 flew to London also but : Pan Am only purchased 13 of these two years : before the jet age. Do you know the Clipper : name? : : Have a great day, : Mark Bermudez : Airline & Aviation Historian : A&P Technician : Embry Riddle Aeronautical University : graduate : : --Previous Message-- : My friend flew New York to London on 01 May : 1969 and reports it was on a prop aircraft. : With jets already in service, could this : have been a DC-6B? Or perhaps is my friend : mistaken. I'd appreciate any enlightenment. : : :

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Message Thread: Props over the Atlantic - Gordy 8/29/2007, 2:09 pm Re: Props over the Atlantic - Mark Bermudez (m2eagle2) 8/29/2007, 3:19 pm Re: Props over the Atlantic - Gordy 8/29/2007, 3:39 pm Re: Props over the Atlantic - Markus 8/31/2007, 10:27 am Re: Props over the Atlantic - Gordy 9/7/2007, 1:29 pm « Back to thread

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