US
LOCKHEED L.188 ELECTRAS - 1970s A selection of my photographs of Electra in USA in the late 1970s |
Trans International was
an experienced heavy charter operator, in 1979 using a large fleet of Electras,
Hercules, DC-8s and DC-10s. One of their windowless freighter Electras N852U is seen arriving at Miami international Airport in October 1979 |
N6106A at Long Beach,
California in September 1977 was used for passenger charter by McCulloch
Air, an associate of the tool manufacturer. McCulloch specialised in carrying rock groups and entertainers such as Elton John on tours |
N415MA was a freighter
conversion, seen unloading at Miami International in October 1977 |
Aerocondor Colombia used Electras for passenger and
cargo. HK-774 was a freighter when seen at Miami in October 1977
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Miami was a hot spot for Electra freighters.
Short-lived freight operator Caribbean West's N5541B was at Miami in October
1977
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Zantop International operated a large Electra
freighter fleet. N281F seen in September 1979 in a long row of Electras
at Detroit-Willow Run, Michigan, loading motor vehicle parts for distribution across USA |
Air California continued
Electra passenger services into the 1980s. N124AC was at Lake Tahoe, California
in September 1979 |
N5519E with hand-sprayed
registration was having all four Allison turbine engines changed on the
spacious ramp at Mojave, California in September 1977. Two replacement engines had just arrived on the truck in the background |
Former
Zantop International Electra N284F visiting Anchorage, Alaska in September
1979 |
Reeve Aleutian Airways
N9744C at Anchorage, Alaska in September 1979 |
More Electra photographs can be seen in PROPLINER FLIGHTS and DETROIT-WILLOW RUN in this series |