And on a crisp and chilly Christmas Eve morning here in southern Louisiana, let's get back to the OTAQ&D with a new round of quiz items with the help of a loaner laptop (thanks to Lady K!).........

1. What happened to a Hawaiian Airlines DC-3 flight on December 7, 1941? ANSWERED

2. In 1949, United was operating flights with an aircraft type listed as a "Mainliner 300". Identify this equipment. ANSWERED

3. This airline was operating a flight named the "The Irish Mercury" in 1949. The eastbound transatlantic service was flown was flown once a week and two stops were made en route between the originating city and the final destination. Identify the air carrier, the originating city, the two intermediate stops, the final destination and the aircraft.

4. Also in 1949. this air carrier was operating a weekly flight from Santiago, Chile to London. Six stops were made en route. Name the airline and all six stops in the order in which they were made. ANSWERED

5. In November of 1958, this airline introduced the first scheduled passenger service operated with a turbine powered aircraft at Dallas Love Field. Identify the air carrier and the equipment. ANSWERED

6. It's 1959 and you are in Houston. You need to travel to Amarillo for a meeting and have found a daily flight departing Hobby Airport at 7:45 am that will get you into AMA at 1:20 pm. Four intermediate stops are made by this service. Name the airline, aircraft and all four stops in order.

7. What intrastate air carrier was operating Lockheed Constellation service into Lake Tahoe (TVL) in 1962? ANSWERED

8. Fill in the blank concerning the airline that ran this print ad in 1963: ___________ OFFERS THE MOST JETS TO LOS ANGELES, BUT WHERE IS THE HELICOPTER TO DISNEYLAND? Also explain the comment concerning the helicopter service.

9. What was the total number of aircraft in the National Airlines fleet in 1964? Also identify the equipment NA was operating at this time. ANSWERED

10. Fill in the blank concerning the U.S. airline that made this statement in a 1965 print ad: 13 OUT OF 14 NFL TEAMS TOUCH DOWN WITH ________________ ANSWERED

11. This U.S. air carrier introduced flights with "Royal Fan Jets" in 1966. Name the airline and the equipment. ANSWERED

12. Continental was granted CAB authority to directly serve Seattle and Portland in 1966. CO then began operating nonstop flights between one U.S. city and SEA and PDX with direct flights also operated via this city to other destinations in its route network. Identify the only U.S. city that had nonstop Continental service to Portland and Seattle at this time. ANSWERED

13. It's still 1966 and you are in Hakalau near Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaii. You need to travel to Honolulu for a lunch meeting in Waikiki and have found a daily flight departing ITO at the civilized time of 9:40 am that arrives HNL at 11:28 am. Two stops are made en route. Name the airline, the equipment and the two stops.

14. Now it's the spring of 1968 and you are in New York City where you've just completed a project as a consultant. The phone rings and its your old sailing buddy. "Hey man, I'm in Aruba with my new catamaran! Come on down and we'll sail to Martinique!" Well, what the heck.....there's a flight which operates six days a week departing from JFK at 7:30 am arriving at AUA at 2:30 pm. Two stops are made en route. So you attempt to book a seat in first class only to be told the flight features an all coach cabin. No problem! Identify the air carrier, the two stops and the aircraft. Trans Caribbean operating a DC-8 JFK - ___ - SJU - AUA

15. You are back in Hawaii in Honolulu in the summer of 1968 once again involved with project work. It's time for a long weekend break with friends at their beach house at Honoka'a on the windward side off the Big Island. You've found round trip service to and from the airport closest to your destination. You'll be on a nonstop from HNL and your return flight back to Honolulu will make one stop en route. Name the airport on the Big Island served by these flights, the airline, the stop on the return and the equipment operated on each flight. The airline wasn't Hawaiian operating a DC9 or D9S. The air carrier in question operated two different aircraft types on these flights into and out of Waimea/Kamuela.

16. It's still 1968 and you are in Bristol, Tennessee. You need to travel to Huntsville, Alabama and have found connecting service operated by one airline with the same aircraft type being operated on both flights. You'll make a quick 40 minute connection en route. And the airline reservation agent has informed you you'll actually be on the same airplane all the way through from Tri-City Airport (TRI) to HSV. The first flight will make three stops en route and you'll connect to a nonstop flight. Identify the airline, the three stops made by the first flight in order, the connecting city and the aircraft. ANSWERED

17. Now it's 1969 and you need to travel from Los Angeles to Seattle for a lunch meeting. You've found a daily flight departing LAX at 7:00 am that will get you into SEA at 10:54 am. Two stops will be made en route. Name the airline, the two stops and the equipment.

18. In the spring of 1972, Western was serving only two cities in Alaska. One of them was Anchorage. What was the other destination? ANSWERED

19. In 1973 this airline was operating a direct flight from New York JFK to New York La Guardia six days a week with two stops being made en route. Identify the air carrier, the two stops in order and the aircraft. And here are some hints: this flight was not operated by a helicopter airline nor by a commuter air carrier. The airline wasn't Allegheny and the aircraft was a turboprop. The two stops were made in another state.

20. How many Boeing 707-123B aircraft were being operated by American in late 1974?

21. In 1976 this airline was operating two aircraft types on shuttle flights between Trinidad (POS) and Tobago (TAB). Name the air carrier and both aircraft.

22. What was the primary purpose concerning a visit by the Concorde SST to Midland/Odessa (MAF) in late 1978?

23. It's 1979 and you are in Mobile, Alabama. You need to travel to Las Vegas for an annual trade show and convention. You've found a daily direct flight departing MOB at 6:40 pm that arrives at LAS at 10:00 pm with two stops being made en route. Identify the airline, the two stops in order and the equipment. ANSWERED

24. In the summer of 1982 this airline was operating direct service from Grand Cayman (GCM) to Detroit (DTW) six days a week with two stops being made en route. Identify the air carrier, the two stops and the aircraft. Republic operating a DC-9-50 with a routing of GCM-MIA-___-DTW

25. Now it's late 1982 and you are in Tucson. You need to return to Las Vegas for the same annual trade show and convention. There's a daily flight departing TUS at 3:30 pm that will get you to LAS at 4:30 pm with one stop being made en route and the equipment has four engines. Name the air carrier, the stop and the aircraft.

That should get us started.......and now it's time for the Saints game. Merry Christmas, everyone! :-: