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Old Aug 21, 2012, 5:09 pm
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Originally Posted by Wally Bird
Oh for a time machine !
And some years after Northwest Orient had finally retired the Electra on their milk run route from Chicago O'Hare to Winnipeg, there was this flight in the winter of 1976:

NW 707: FLL-ORD-MSP-YWG. Equipment: DC-10

Fortunately, at this same time, there was this milk run flight operated by another airline that doubtless posed stiff competition to the NW DC-10 service from ORD to YWG, especially where diehard airline enthusiasts were concerned:

NC 571: ORD-MKE-MSN-CWA-RHI-IWD-DLH-YWG. Equipment: Convair 580

Now, the equipment was not quite as sexy as the Electra, to be sure, but at least there was an interesting looking, stylized waterfowl on the tail of the CV580.....and what was his name again?
Last edited by jlemon; Aug 21, 2012 at 5:42 pm Reason: Another interesting milk run
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