In memoriam RW 706 midair

[Dont call me Shirley]

http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19710606-0


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hughes_Airwest_Flight_706


The Marine Corps F-4 was hotdogging before collinding with the RW DC-9. Quire a bit of the wreckage was never recovered and it still in the foothills above Duarte.

http://lostflights.smugmug.com/gallery/5209832_8bPP3


SLC Tribune article on anniversary...
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/51933921-78/pyke-utah-club-lake.html.csp

RIP to those lost and condolences to their loved ones.

 

[Dont call me Shirley]

Some happier Hughes AirWest memories:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyi-niNoGiE

Yes Denver, Phoenix, Reno Yes Burbank, San Francisco Yes Vegas Yes Guaymas Yes Eugene, La Paz and Pasco Yes Stockton, Meford, Yuma Yes Calgary, Eureka Yes Hughes Airwest flies more places in the west Yes Tucson, San Diego Yes L.A., Sacramento Guadalajara, and Yes Yes even Pocatello Yes Kalispell and Fresno Yes Bakersfield and Chico Yes Hughes Airwest Top Banana in the west! Yes.


How many of those cities no longer have any mainline service?