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Seat 2A
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29. Western with Douglas DC-6 service into Palm Springs in 1962 is correct! The WA routes at the time included SAN-PSP-LAS and PSP-ONT-LAX. And by 1963 Western had replaced the DC-6s on these very same routes with the introduction of Lockheed L-188 Electra service.
32. With regard to National's DC-8 service to seven U.S. cities in 1962, you've named them all correctly except for one: San Diego was not served with the DC-8 by NA at this time....but Tampa was.
So here's a follow up question: what type of aircraft was National using to serve San Diego in 1962? ANSWERED
38. The BAC One-Eleven operated by Braniff International into three Iowa cities in 1965 is correct! However, BN was not serving Cedar Rapids at this time....but they were flying into Des Moines, Sioux City and......Waterloo. Braniff was also operating "Convairliners" into all three destinations as well in 1965 and I think these may have been CV-340 aircraft.