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Old Oct 26, 2014, 11:57 am
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Originally Posted by jrl767
44. Not including Alaskan or Canadian airlines, identify ten airlines that were still operating DC-3s within the continental United States

Okay, here's my Top Ten list:
  1. Central
  2. Continental
  3. Frontier
  4. Lake Central
  5. North Central
  6. Ozark
  7. Provincetown-Boston
  8. Southern
  9. Trans-Texas
  10. West Coast

Pretty good, J. You've got nine of the ten (There are actually eleven but 10 is a nice round number...) So - one of them is wrong. Just to keep it interesting for you, can you determine which one is wrong and which one (or two if you like) are missing from the above list?
HINT: Both as yet unlisted airlines operated exclusively east of the Mississippi


49. The Boeing 720 was designed to offer increased performance on short-to-medium range routes. Per schedules published in early 1965, what was the longest route operated by the 720 within the continental United States? Which airline operated it?

I have to believe this was JFK-SEA (approx 2400 miles), with a red-tailed Northwest 720B.

Per the schedule I referenced, there were two flights operated with 720s that were longer than the JFK-SEA run. Please - guess again!
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