8. It's the spring of 1974 and you are in Hartford where you've just completed a project. Now it's time to have some fun....so head west, young man, in first class! You won quite a bit of money playing poker last time you were in Las Vegas so you decide to try your luck again. There are no nonstop flights at this time from BDL to LAS. However, a one stop service catches your eye and you book a seat in the front cabin. You'll depart at 8:00am and arrive at 12 noon with breakfast and lunch being served en route. Name the airline, the equipment and the en route stop.
So we know it's United and the flight routes through Chicago. I can't imagine a 727 would attract much attention, and I think we're a year or two early for United's 747 service into Hartford. Let's go with a DC-10, and I'll even roll the dice and go one farther and have a guess at the flight number:
711.
I once flew the appropriately numbered UA 711 ORD-LAS aboard a 767-200 and I vaguely recall the flight leaving mid-morning.
And now it's off to work. Yesterday one of our runs got trapped between two landslides. I missed another on the Toklat cliffs by about 5 minutes. The rain continues today with flood warnings out for Denali Park and the Interior. Wish me luck!