Does the Vickers Viscount have uninterrupted seating? Yes.
Is any of the seating in the prop plane? No. It starts
behind the props and goes back from there.
http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace...01-cutaway.jpg
DC-6 - same thing:
http://www.the-office.com/470/douglasDC6.jpg
DC-4 - same:
http://ipm.comxa.com/alkva/pic/ac/prop/DC4-cw.jpg
Vickers Vanguard; washrooms in the prop plane -
http://www.airliner-models.org/_fr/20/4715464.jpg
Lockheed Connie - washroom in the prop plane:
http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace...er-cutaway.jpg
Lockheed Electra - ALL the seats (uninterrupted) AND the cockpit behind the prop plane:
http://atallguy.com/Simple-Multi-Vie...electra_3v.jpg
Lockheed 188 -
http://lessonslearned.faa.gov/Electr...0wireframe.jpg
Boeing 377 - galley and washroom in prop plane, no seating:
http://www.airlinereporter.com/wp-co...way-ad_672.jpg
Boeing 314 - galley and radio operator in prop plane - no seating:
http://socks-studio.com/img/blog/b-3...-interior.jpeg
Father's advice was no doubt good - but unnecessary, since it was virtually impossible to disobey. At least back then.