Mother's "Pride and Joy"....................Overtaking a Lufthansa Cargo MD11........!! A couple of the Classics Airlines!!!!!!!! Ozark Airlines...........A Sentimental Journey.............

I think back.............!!!
My Mother has passed.............
and I have missed her........terribly.........!!!

She would always call me ........
her
 "Pride and Joy"........
She was so right!!!!!!!!!!!!.......
and I am returning the favor to her...............
She in turn....... is my "Pride and Joy"..........
and each time I think of her...........
I look 'UP'..........to the sky...........
where I am most comfortable............!!!

If you can still wrap your arms around.........
 your Mother............do so............
As Soon as Possible.....!!!

Happy Mother's Day.......

"Caption".....for this Video.......below!!!......
May want to 'mute' the music......
I would rather hear the music of the "Jet Engines"!!!!!


Crossing the North Atlantic on NAT tracks has aircraft in the same direction separated by 1000' instead of the usual 2000' which makes for some great views.
We were at Flight Level 310 and travelling at mach 0.84 only about 10-15kts faster than the MD11 which I guess was flying at 0.82. Unfortunately they didn't have cameras.
                             http://youtu.be/c58evspEf7A


Here are several of the "Old School".............
Airlines from a time gone by...........
still nothing beats these "Classic" ....liveries....... the L10-22 TriStars.......
the 747's.....
727's..........Love these 'wide bodies.........!!!!!!!!!

 Here is one of 2 videos I have posted for Ozark Airline's.......please take a few minutes.........

Dedicated to Bas!!!!!!!!


below..............a magazine advert.
showing routes Ozark Airline's flew.....I would kill for that damn "pillbox hat".......she has on too.........!!!!

I want to keep this 'Simple'...............
I won't bore you with "STATS".....about "Ozark Airline's"...........
I prefer to show with pictures........this Wonderful Airline with the Lovely simple
 "3 Silver Swallow" Logo..... 
Which  I flew so many many times......back and forth from New Orleans to St. Louis..........in the 1980's.......below are a couple web-links to click on if your want to know more.........It is a Very Interesting story...................and how till this day........the memory of  Ozark Airline's  is carefully preserved..........with many web links..........commemorating that 'history' and the "Silver Swallow Alumni"...those who have past and those who are still with us........I will always miss this Airline...........every bit as much as I do TWA!!!!

There is a rumor going around that Granny from the Beverly Hillbillies was the founding partner of Ozark Airlines.........
 and was one of the first pilots. Supposedly, she liked to put on a leather flying helmet, and stick her head out the window......... while she was flying the turboprop or jet airliner.
 Sometimes, she would see a possum on the ground and stick her shotgun out the cockpit window........... A fellow Ozark Airlines employee would pick up the carcass.

 The next day baked possum on some of the Ozark flights. Yum, Yum.

No, that isn't true........ Granny wasn't one of the founders, nor did she fly the planes. I'm just being silly............. I do believe that they occasionally served baked "mystery meat" on some of the flights. Who knows. Maybe, possibly......OMG

 This Picture says it all..........

I Loved those green monsters'.......standing side by side..........at the "D" Concourse at STL Lambert Field in the 1980's!!!!!!!

Over 35 years, Ozark had developed from a puddle-jumping local airline flying DC-3s to a coast-to-coast, DC-9 only operation centered in St Louis. The line was not destined to survive the decade however, and in early 1986 an agreement was cut to merge Ozark into Carl Ichan's TWA for $224M. In spite of monopoly concerns stated by the US Justice Department, (the combined lines would control 75% of the gates out of Lambert-St Louis Airport) the merger was approved. For better or worse, 4000 employees and 50 aircraft joined TWA on 26 October 1986, and one of the more colorful local airlines in America came to an end.




Ozark Air Lines of the 50's Click Here To Read More About The 50's

The fifty's marked the first decade for Ozark Air Lines. Service started Sept. 26th, 1950 when the first flight departed St. Louis for Chicago via Decatur with only one passenger. As of Christmas, 1959, Ozark served ten states and 52 cities and towns in America’s breadbasket while operating 26,930 scheduled route miles daily. Ozark Airlines had truly come of age- and the best was yet to come.
Ozark Air Lines of the 60's
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Ozark Air Lines entered the sixties serving 34 cities in nine midwestern states. Over the decade the line would more than double its passengers loadings, reach the east coast and join the jet age. By the end of the 60's decade, Ozark had a fleet of 38 aircraft, flying 578,208,000 revenue passenger miles and carrying 2,277,000 passengers.

Ozark Air Lines of the 70's
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Over the decade the airline would begin service to five new states, continue route experimentation and compete on a whole new playing field as airline deregulation became the law of the land. Based on 1978 traffic statistic Ozark flew 33,263,000 revenue miles, carrying 4,725,800 passengers that resulted in 1,634,800,000 revenue passenger miles.

Ozark Air Lines of the 80's
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Deregulation had changed the face of Ozark as the line continued to expand, reaching westward to Las Vegas in 1981 and San Diego a year later. During the same time frame, Norfolk. Cleveland and San Antonio became Ozark towns, and Florida destinations rose to six. Over 35 years, Ozark had developed from a puddle-jumping local airline flying DC-3s to a coast-to-coast, DC-9 only operation centered in St Louis.

          

Another video with history of Ozark Airlines.............

IATA OZ ICAO OZA Callsign OZARK
Founded	September 25, 1950
Ceased operations	October 26, 1986 (integrated into Trans World Airlines)
Hubs	Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport
Fleet size	50
Destinations	Mainline Cities: 57 Midwest Cities: 21
Company slogan	Go-getters go Ozark (1960s) We make it easy for you (1970s) Ozark flies your way (1980s)

II want to thank you for your visit............on this "Sentimental Journey with me......I hope you enjoyed it..............and please come back and visit anytime  again!!!!!!!!!!!!