Historical PAX Manifest
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From: Dunnunda
Historical PAX Manifest
one from left field..
I'm interested in as passenger manifest circa 1953.
All I know is that airline was UA and the ship was a DC3.
The route was (Given memory drift) was along the lines of;
GLA (ETD 03/Feb/1953)-CYQX-EWR-SFO-NFFN-AKL.
(never flown a DC3 but SFO-NFFN seems like a bit of a stretch endurance wise??, could have gone via Hawai??)
Is there any way of finding a manifest going back that far.
United don't keep records going back that far.
Appreciate any info.
Cheerz
BAz
I'm interested in as passenger manifest circa 1953.
All I know is that airline was UA and the ship was a DC3.
The route was (Given memory drift) was along the lines of;
GLA (ETD 03/Feb/1953)-CYQX-EWR-SFO-NFFN-AKL.
(never flown a DC3 but SFO-NFFN seems like a bit of a stretch endurance wise??, could have gone via Hawai??)
Is there any way of finding a manifest going back that far.
United don't keep records going back that far.
Appreciate any info.
Cheerz
BAz
Last edited by beached az; 25th April 2014 at 22:40.
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Most -3s had a bit over 800 gallons of fuel when topped off and burned 90-100 per hour. That gets you about 150 knots. Yeah, EWR-SFO is a stretch. OAK-HNL requires a large ferry tank in the cabin and taking off over gross on fuel alone. I cann't even guess at SFO-NFFN. You're sure it ws a -3?
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From: Dunnunda
DC4?
All I have to go one is a photo of the family (Grand parents, Mother & Siblings) disembarking in, I'm told New York, guessing Newark, could have been JFK or other field?
Looking again at the photo, definitely not a tail dragger??
What other equipment would UA have been using on INTL circa 1953?
The route could have had extra refuel stops other than those I mentioned?
Looking again at the photo, definitely not a tail dragger??
What other equipment would UA have been using on INTL circa 1953?
The route could have had extra refuel stops other than those I mentioned?
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From: Dunnunda
DC-6
Do you see any of the airplane's windows in the picture? DC-4s have round windows. DC-6s have square windows.
Interestingly, 1 window, square.
Thanks Marker, makes a bit more sense I guess given some of the sectors/endurance etc.
Still going to be a long shot finding any PAX or flight plan details from that far back.
Cheerz BAz
