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Old Feb 4, 2024 | 12:36 pm
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Originally Posted by jlemon
BONUS quiz question:

Delta made history in May of 1960 at Houston Hobby Airport. What did they do?
the notable event was the introduction of the Convair 880 into scheduled airline serivce

Originally Posted by jlemon
BTW, Delta did briefly operate Fairchild Hiller FH-227C turboprops formerly flown by Northeast following the merger of the two air carriers. And Delta also operated another turboprop type at one point being the Lockheed L-100-20, the civilian version of the venerable C-130 Hercules.
we’ve mentioned the ex-Northeast FH7s a couple times, but that bit about the L-100 could have been the answer to a standalone question
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