Eights to the Orient: Northwest DC-8s
By the late 1950s Northwest had solidified its place as a prime mover across the Pacific Ocean, but the landscape […]
Douglas DC-8
Independence: ONA Celebrates the Bicentennial
1976 marked the 200th anniversary of the US declaration of independence. The new nation wasn’t recognised by Britain, and the
Wings of the New Japan: JAL’s First Decade
The economic miracle which Japan achieved in the late 50s and 1960s was a vindication of the postwar policies of
Unshining Path: AeroPerú in the 1980s
During the 1970s the Peruvian military government had successfully built up its new flag carrier AeroPerú into a seemingly well
Covering Peru Like the Sun: AeroPerú in the 1970s
The collapse of APSA in 1971 was rather humiliating for the Peruvian military government and left the country without a
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Flight 455 & the Cuban DC-8s
Communist Cuba has been largely cutoff from the West for over 50 years with some form of detente only beginning