 | |||||||
| |||||||
| Founded | September 16, 1946 (as Seaboard & Western Airlines) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceased operations | October 1, 1980 (merged with Flying Tiger Line) | ||||||
| Focus cities | |||||||
| Fleet size | 81 (Historically) | ||||||
| Headquarters | New York City, New York | ||||||
| Key people |
| ||||||
Seaboard World Airlines was an international all-cargo airline based in the United States. Its headquarters were on the grounds of John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City.[1]
YouTube Encyclopedic
-
1/3Views:5 5971 8462 107
-
SEABOARD AIRLINE RAILROAD PROMOTIONAL FILM "THE DYNAMIC SOUTHEAST" 70992
-
CAPITOL INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS TRIBUTE
-
Classic Toys - "TAA Boeing 727 Cereal Premium" - 1964
Transcription
History
Seaboard World Airlines was founded on September 16, 1946, as Seaboard & Western Airlines. It initially operated Douglas DC-4 aircraft, followed by Lockheed Super Constellation airliners.[citation needed] It adopted the name Seaboard World Airlines in April 1961. Jet cargo service started in 1964 with the introduction of the Douglas DC-8.[citation needed]
The airline played a prominent role in the Vietnam War during the late 1960s, using Douglas DC-8-63 jets to connect McChord Air Force Base, Washington with Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam. In 1968, one of these flights operating as Seaboard World Airlines Flight 253A was forced to land in the Soviet Union with 214 American troops on board.[citation needed] On 30 April 1969, a Seaboard World Airlines DC-8 with 219 passengers and 13 crewmembers landed by mistake at Marble Mountain Air Facility, when it had actually been cleared to land at the nearby Da Nang Air Base.[2][3] After fuel and passengers were offloaded, the plane was towed to the north overrun and departed five hours after the landing incident.
Seaboard was the first airline to fly a 747 Freighter service from the UK to the USA.[citation needed]
The airline merged with Flying Tiger Line on October 1, 1980, resulting in the loss of its corporate identity.[4]
Fleet
| Type | Number |
| Boeing 707-345C | 2 |
| Boeing 747-245F | 4 |
| Boeing 747-251F | 4 |
| Boeing 747-273C | 1 |
| Canadair CL-44 | 8 |
| Curtis C-46 Commando | 2 |
| Douglas DC-3 | 1 |
| Douglas DC-4 | 14 |
| Douglas DC-8-54F | 3 |
| Douglas DC-8-55F | 9 |
| Douglas DC-8-63CF | 6 |
| Lockheed L-1049D "Super Constellation" | 4 |
| Lockheed L-1049G "Super Constellation" | 1 |
| Lockheed L-1049H "Super Constellation" | 4 |
See also
References
- ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 22 April 1978. 1191.
- ^ Command Chronology, Marine Air Base Squadron 16, 5 May 1969 Archived 12 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ bloom, stan (January 7, 2010). "OV-1 Mohawk-Seaboard World DC-8 lands at Marble Mountain- Vietnam.m4v". YouTube. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ "Seaboard & Western / Seaboard World Airlines History". Seaboard World/Seaboard & Western Airlines. Archived from the original on February 20, 2024.
External links
- "Seaboard World Airlines - Seaboard and Western Airlines", Airline Timetable Images
- Seaboard World Airlines aircraft
- "Seaboard World Airlines", Aviation Safety Network
- "David O. Hill Seaboard World Airlines Collection", Archives at The Museum of Flight
This page was last edited on 24 February 2024, at 23:09