Ozark Air Lines DC-9 Commercial 1966
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@chadberry75 And CRM didn't exist, lol. Some things change for the better, but the nostalgia that we are trying to reclaim, does not. :(
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VERY VERY NICE PLANE FULL OF HISTORY..
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when pilots were god's..
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This makes me imagine flight attendants with bouffant hairstyles. Maybe smoking aboard the plane. hehe
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Great nostalgia- Love the baby nine!
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@mileswrich The point is why people are scared on DC-9s, is that most of the crashes are very fatal and deadly, and there are more than 101 hull loses. McDonnell Douglas (or Boeing, if you prefer) has the 717, basically a Boeing DC-9. Excellent safety record (in whole) and not a single hull loss.
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The DC-9 has an excellent safety record throughout its 45 year service history. I do not recall one accident that was caused by an aircraft defect. When Ozark introduced their DC-9's on July 15, 1966, Ozark had a fleet of DC-3's, Fairchild F-27's and Martin 404's. They had previously operated a few Convair 240's which were traded to Mohawk for the Martins. I flew on an Ozark DC-9 inaugural flight 16 days later on August 1, 1966 on OZ959 from ORD to MLI.
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The DC-9 has an excellent safety record throughout its 45 year service history. I do not recall one accident that was caused by an aircraft defect. When Ozark introduced their DC-9's on July 15, 1966, Ozark had a fleet of DC-3's, Fairchild F-27's and Martin 404's. They had previously operated a few Convair 240's which were traded to Mohawk for the Martins. I flew on an Ozark DC-9 inaugural flight 16 days later on August 1, 1966 on OZ959 from ORD to MLI.
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Wow didnt know this plane was that old. Kinda makes me scared cause im flying on one this week.
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@burgundyyears It served it's final years in TWA colors. Also of note, was a midair with a Cessna 150 near STL in 1968, after which it was repaired and returned to service.
I'm not sure what year TWA retired it from the fleet, but I don't think it flew after that. It set in the desert for several years, before being broken up.
Fly Ozark, I think I will!
Those old ads are so nice, classy and pleasant. They appealed to one's desire for pleasure and adventure - rather than one's ego and desire to feel superior like ads do these days.
Love those old long body DC's!
LateNightCable 3 years ago 26
Dig the the swell music!!!
willyboi708 3 years ago 8