Good Evening All!
Well, it's been awhile since I submitted a new batch of quiz items....and now that my travels are over for awhile (that is, until late August when I head out to STS and northern California), let's resume the fun and games here on the good ol' OTAQ&D!
Please limit your response to two and no more than three quiz items per day so that all may participate. Thanks!
So here we go.....
1. In 1959, this airline claimed a flying time of 135 minutes concerning its nonstop service from New York City to Miami. Identify the air carrier and the equipment it operated on this service.
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2. In 1961, this air carrier was operating a connecting service in association with another airline which operated twice a week from West Palm Beach (PBI) to Kingston, Jamaica (KIN). The first flight made one intermediate stop en route as did the second flight. The same aircraft type was operated on both flights with a 40 minute connecting interval between the two services. So with all this in mind, name both air carriers (which worked together quite closely at the time), the intermediate stop made by each flight, the connecting airport and the equipment.
ANSWERED
3. It's 1966 and time for a milk run! You need to travel from Corpus Christi (CRP) to Amarillo (AMA) and have found a daily flight which makes four stops en route. Identify the airline, all four stops in order and the aircraft type.
4. Now it's 1967 and time for another milk run. You are in Birmingham, AL (BHM) getting ready to head for Denver and a vacation in the Colorado Rockies. Ah, here's a daily flight offering first class which makes five stops en route. What airline will you check in with at BHM, what are the five stops in order and what type of aircraft will you be flying on?
5. You've always enjoyed sailing in Bermuda and now it's time to do so once again. It's still 1967 and you are in Chicago where you've just finished a project assignment as an independent contractor. There's a daily flight departing from ORD to BDA which makes two stops en route. Name the air carrier as well as both stops in order and the equipment.
6. Now it's 1968 and you are getting ready to embark on yet another sailing adventure. You've been visiting with good friends who live in old San Juan and now it's time to head for St. Lucia and get the catamaran ready. There's a daily afternoon flight from SJU down to St. Lucia which makes four stops en route. Ah, it's an all-coach configured aircraft but what the heck....the departure and arrival times fit your schedule. What airline will you be flying with, what are the four stops in order and what is the aircraft type? And for extra special bonus points, identify the airport you will arrive into on St. Lucia by its three letter code.
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7. It's been a fine Sunday evening in 1968 featuring a superb dinner with old friends in Manhattan....and then the phone rings. Can you travel to La Paz, Bolivia as soon as possible for a very urgent meeting scheduled for Monday afternoon? You quickly ascertain there's a flight departing JFK at 12:45 am very early on Monday that will get you into LPB at 10:45 am with one intermediate stop being made. You book a seat in first class. Name the air carrier, the stop and the equipment.
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8. Now you are in Maui in the summer of 1968 and need to travel up to Kauai for a dinner engagement. Ah, that probably means a connection in Honolulu....but you are surprised to find a daily afternoon nonstop flight departing from OGG at 4:30 pm up to LIH. What airline will you be flying with and on what aircraft type?
ANSWERED
9. Fill in the blank concerning the identify of the air carrier which ran this print ad in 1970:
"When in Europe do as the Europeans do. Fly ______________."
10. This airline was operating direct service twice a week from St. Maarten (SXM) to New York (JFK) in 1971. The service made one intermediate stop en route which was essentially a technical stop. Identify the air carrier, the technical stop and the aircraft type.
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11. In 1974, this air carrier was operating service three days a week from Honolulu to Bangkok. The flight departed HNL at 1:00 pm and arrived into BKK at 10:40 pm with two intermediate stops being made en route. In its timetable, the airline also listed a connection from Los Angeles via Honolulu to its Bangkok flight with this service being operated by a U.S. based air carrier. Name the airline which operated the flight from HNL to BKK as well as the two stops and the equipment. And for extra special bonus points, identify the U.S. air carrier which operated the LAX-HNL flight and the aircraft it operated on this service.
The next eight quiz items all have a time line of early 1976.....
12. If you wanted to fly nonstop from Orlando (MCO) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) on board a DC9-10 at this time what airline would you call?
ANSWERED
13. This air carrier was operating a direct flight once a week from Las Vegas (LAS) to Hilo (ITO) which made one stop en route. Name the airline, the stop and the equipment.
It wasn't UA nor was the equip a D8S
14. There was only one jet flight a day into Kodiak (ADQ) at this time and this service operated daily. What airline operated this flight, where did it come from and what type of aircraft was used?
ANSWERED
15. Now it's time to head to Los Angeles from Omaha. There's a nonstop flight departing OMA at 11:20 am which arrives into LAX at 12:25 pm and lunch will be served en route. Identify the airline and the equipment.
ANSWERED
16. Another day, another interesting milk run in 1976! You are in Chicago and will be traveling to Miami. There's a daily flight from ORD to MIA which makes five stops en route with a snack being served followed by lunch later on during the flight. Name the air carrier, all five stops in order and the aircraft.
17. This air carrier was operating the only nonstop service between New York City (JFK) and Cancun (CUN) in 1976 with two flights a week. Identify the airline and the equipment.
It wasn't Aeromexico or Lufthansa and the equipment wasn't a DC-10
18. There was only one nonstop flight a day from Tampa (TPA) to Milwaukee (MKE) and the service operated daily. In fact, this was the only flight from TPA to MKE at this time. Name the air carrier which operated this service as well as the aircraft.
ANSWERED - Northwest operating a B747
19. It's 1976. You arrive at the airport in Mexico City just in time to catch the last flight of the day to Miami. This daily service departs MEX at 2:55 pm and arrives into MIA at 8:32 pm with one stop being made en route. Identify the airline, the stop and the equipment.
20. What was the name that Hughes Airwest used for its Boeing 727-200 aircraft in 1977?
"_________ Banana" (it wasn't "Flying Banana" or "Golden Banana".....)
These will get us started....and be rest assured I've got more waiting in the wings.