Well I thought I had a few airlines in my memory bank that no one would come up with. Then I read through from post-1 to the end and i see where letiole and mauld both mentioned North Central. So - that one is out the window. While mauld called it "Ruptured Goose", I just called it - BLUE GOOSE (for the blue goose on the tail). Then rptflyer comes along and blows away my Muse Air second secret. Oh well - such is life. How many of you knew that Lamar Muse was the first president of Southwest? Bet you thought it was Herb Kelleher, right?

Someone mentioned TTA (tree top airlines), actually Trans Texas Airlines; another mentions Texas International (TIA), but no one mentions that the lineage is from TTA to TIA to today's Continental Airlines.

Now - how about Central Airlines flying throughout the Great Plaines states, such as Nebraska, the Dakotas, etc. I believe it has the Japanese "flower", the Chrysanthemum (sp) (and my Japanese isn't any better either). Flew them on a Convair a/c from KCI (yes - the "downtown" airport on the banks of the Missouri River) to OMA (Omaha) via Lincoln, NB. Stop in Lincoln was actually the Airforce base there.

Should I say Panagua - are they still in business in South America? Flew them Caracas to SAT via Panama in either a DC-2/3, can't remember which model DC it was.

OK - where did I put that drool cup? Lost it again, I see! Maybe Rudi has it?

dAAvid -