Hughes airwest and its very shortlived predecessor air west added a lot of colour to the late 1960s and 1970s and they have been popular airlines for 1400 releases with aeroclassics. Marine corps f4b phantom ii over southern california. Boeing assigns a unique code for each company that buys one of its aircraft, which is applied as an infix to the model number at the time the aircraft is built. On sunday, june 6, 1971, the douglas dc931 serving the flight collided in midair with a u. There is a proprietary flight logger to make filling pireps easy and it is exclusive to euroharmony. After defying the odds and staving off several merger and takeover attempts, hughes airwest successfully grew its domestic network across the u.
A repaint of the just flight fsxp3d fokker f27200 in hughes airwest livery, registration n2775r fairchild f27a cn 53. No evidence whatsoever has point to this possibility yet. See more ideas about northwest airlines, republic airlines and aviation. Why not follow us on facebook to be the first to find out about the latest developments. On sunday, june 6, 1971, the douglas dc931 serving the flight collided in midair with a mcdonnell douglas f4 phantom ii of the united states. Hughes air west flight 706 by kaitlynn jackson on prezi. The streets were filled with eager shoppers, starryeyed, dream.
Both aircraft crashed in the sea, killing fifteen people. While stationed in anchorage she survived the devastating 1964 alaskan earthquake with only one broken ashtray. Most nicknames given to hughes airwest airplanes in aviation books and. Aviatrix is the captivating story of one of the first women pilots to break into the allmale airline flight cockpit. Hughes airwest community fan page by vintage airliners. On april 8, 1970, ownership of the aircraft was transferred to hughes. She later went to work for hughes airwest and moved to foster city ca. Airline and military aircraft mishap crash and accident pictures and images military. Mario armond zamparelli, an internationally renowned artist who for nearly 20 years created the distinctive, often colorful logos, images and posters for. In order to view these newsletters, it will be necessary for you to have adobe acrobat installed on your computer system. It was initially operated by pacific air lines, which later became part of hughes airwest. June 6 a united states marine corps mcdonnell douglas f4b phantom ii fighter jet collides with hughes airwest flight 706, a douglas dc9, which crashes into the san gabriel mountains near duarte, california, killing all 49 people aboard.
Hired in 1976 at hughes airwest, mary bush made a herculean effort to overcome the resistance and harassment she faced in such a position, but it was to no avail. Crash site of flight 706 in the san gabriel mountainsimpact site of 458 on mount bliss, approximately 1 mile from the airline wreckage. The recently introduced propilot system, which in conjunction with the flight logger, offers an unrivalled level of realism to your virtual airline career. All 162 occupants on the airliner were killed, while the sabre pilot, a. This accident was known as quiberon bay plane crash.
The name hughes airwest, in stylized lettering, was featured unconventionally below the front passenger windows. Asn aircraft accident mcdonnell douglas dc931 n9345. Aviatrix is the captivating story of one of the first women pilots to break into the all male airline flight cockpit. We cant say anything for sure yet, no wreckage no further clue. All nippon airways flight 58 project gutenberg self. The radar interception officer of the marine f4 phantom jet parachuted to. List of accidents and incidents involving commercial. In 1968, with the airline deregulation act in its tenth year, small local carriers across the united states were feeling the pressure of larger carriers that were rapidly invading their markets.
Company newletters were a main stay of information for all hughes airwest employees. Proteus airlines flight 706 was a scheduled commuter flight from lyon, france to lorient, france. It had accumulated 11,344 flight hours at the time of the accident. California and hughes airwest hughes airwest flight 706 the flightpath 2. In washington, the national association of government employes sic, which represents some air. California and flight rules and regulations and hughes airwest and u. On september 4, 1971, the aircraft operating the flight crashed into a mountain in haines borough, about 18 miles west of juneau, alaska while on approach for landing. Hughes airwest flight 706 was a regularly scheduled hughes airwest flight operated by a douglas dc931 that collided in midair with a u. Its headquarters were on the grounds of san francisco international airport in unincorporated san mateo county, california. Hughesair was a united states airline that was backed. Shortly thereafter, on september 25, 1970 hughes leased it to alaska airlines. Hughes airwest flight 706 hughes airwest flight 706 qwe. Like other local service airlines in the 1970s, hughes airwest eliminated many. Civilian investigation military investigation departed airbase in nevada had oxygen leak issue destination.
In an effort to combat the intense pressure from the large carriers, airwest was. Feb 6, 2014 aci speed trap the hughes airwest flight 706 was a. Made from the finest mahogany wood and workmanship and shipped factory direct from scalecraft. Hughes airwest cliff muskiets stewardessflight attendant. The sunday night crash of the hughes air west dc9 was the worst civilian plane disaster in california history. Voo hughes airwest 706 wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Hughes airwest flight 706 speed trap garzinator industries. Its headquarters were on the grounds of san francisco. But the one i first heard of was in brooklyn, 1960, shortly before christmas.
We will be adding these newsletters to the hughes airwest website as time and space permit. Jean began her airline career in alaska in the early 60s as a flight attendant with air cordova. Hughesair was a united states airline that was backed by howard hughes. The main wreckage of the two a i r c r a f t was scattered canyon with. On july 30, 1998 the beechcraft 1900d operating the flight collided in midair with a light aircraft over quiberon bay. The wreckage was strewn over so wide a region that by darkness tuesday when operations ended only 34 of the victims had been accounted for and taken out of the area. Asn aircraft accident mcdonnell douglas dc931 n9345 duarte, ca. June 6, 1971, hughes air west usmc, mcdonnell douglas dc9. Military hughes airwest flight 706 the flightpath 4. Photograph taken of the mcdonnell douglas dc9 n9345. The next step was to cross the oceans to europe and the pacific.
First woman pilot for hughes airwest by mary shipko. Hughes airwest flew routes around the western united states and to certain points in mexico and canada. This mass of twisted metal is the wreckage of pan am flight 103 still lying abandoned in. June 6 following a midair collision with a united states marine corps f4b phantom ii jet fighter, hughes airwest flight 706, a dc9, crashes into the san gabriel mountains near duarte, california, killing all 49 people aboard. To serve these long distance markets, the airline ordered 5 airbus a380s. Imagine that morning, the skies a frigid stew of sooty rain and gray smog. And it was the first crash in the united states of a scheduled airliner in more than a year. From the very beginning of airwest in 1968 through the acquisition by republic in 1980, these publications appearred in several different formats. All nippon airways ana flight 58 was a japanese domestic flight from sapporo to tokyo, operated by all nippon airways ana. List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft. Aci speed trap the hughes airwest flight 706 was a regularly. Let us know what you think of the site and tell us what features you want to see next. Hughes air was a united states airline that was backed by howard hughes. Hughesair was an airline in the western united states, backed by howard hughes summa corporation.