Originally Posted by
jrl767
4- not much besides Kansas City on a heading of ~315 on DL's route map
14- five?
4. Correct!
14. And
correct as well!
As Boeing 737-200 aircraft replaced Lockheed L-188 propjets in Western's lower 48 states route system, the airline decided to convert eight all passenger Electras. Five were converted to combi mixed passenger/freight configuration and then assigned to duty in Alaska as previously discussed. The other three aircraft were converted to an all-cargo configuration and began flying new freighter operations in 1969. All-cargo Electra routes operated by Western included LAX-SFO-SEA-ANC, LAX-DEN-MSP and SFO-DEN-MSP. However, Electra combi flights in Alaska as well as the all cargo operation did not last very long and by 1971 Western was no longer operating the iconic L-188.