Alaska Airlines Pilots

[jalbert]

Hi guys,
Settle a bet.
Who's the dude on your tails?
Thanks in advance.

[PaperTiger]

Opinions vary. The family of Oliver Amouak claim it is a portrait of (or inspired by) him. Others say it is fictitious or a composite.

One of four different tail designs introduced in the early 1970s, it's the only one which survives. It was revised to have a more 'smiley' appearance some time later, and also had sunglasses for a short time when Alaska expanded services to California (looked a bit like Roy Orbison then).

For the record the original 'Alaskana' tails were:
ESKIMO ALASKA (Blue Eskimo face) - Oliver Amouak ?
INDIAN ALASKA (Green Totem pole figure)
RUSSIAN ALASKA (Purple Onion-domed building)
GOLD RUSH ALASKA (Red Prospector)

You can probably find photos on www.airliners.net

[LJDRVR]

The joke I always heard was that it was the winner of the Alaska Airlines "prettiest flight attendant" contest.

[yowie]

looks like Jimmy Hendrix to me!!!!!!!!!!