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Ben_Chiu Certificates/Ratings/Crew Stations: 2. "RE: Melo's DC-3 picture replies" 09-28-03, 20:35z  Greetings Melo: > This DC-3 was built in Santa Monica and delivered to TWA in January > 1941. It flew in a completely non-military role throughout the war > years, unlike a lot of other TWA transports at the time. TWA sold the > aircraft in November of 1950 after almost 34,500 hours of flying time. > The DC-3 was soon sold again to the Union Oil Company of California. It > served Union Oil as an executive transport for many years until the late > 70's. It's kind of funny to think of a DC-3 as being an executive aircraft like a LearJet or GulfStream of today. I've only ridden in a DC-3 once (it was an active line aircraft for an airline in S. Africa). What probably struck me the most is how steep of an incline that cabin sits in when the aircraft is on the ground. I can't imagine how sophisticated executives trying to keep an aire of businesslike stature would do stumbling up and down that aisle! > This lamp and the other decor must have been aesthetically pleasing to > the Oil company executives. The orange lamp shade matches the orange > color of the trademark 76 ball on the outside of the aircraft, at least. > Ah, that makes sense. Thanks for the back story! Ben -= VPC OffLine Reader 2.1 =- Registered to: Ben Chiu -OLR.PL v1.80- Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

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Subject      Author      Message Date     ID      Melo's DC-3 picture replies    Ben_Chiu       09-26-03              RE: Melo's DC-3 picture replies    PL965Melo       09-28-03       1            RE: Melo's DC-3 picture replies    Ben_Chiu       09-28-03       2

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