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Jun 15^th, 2009 at 1:05am

patchz Offline
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I was born in Atlanta in 1949.
My name was changed in 1979, 1986, and 2008.
I have flown DC-3s, Martin 404s, Fairchild Metro IIs,
DC-9s, Boeing 727s, Douglas MD-82s, Boeing 757s,
Convair CV-580s, Boeing 787s, Boeing 747s, Airbus A330s,
Airbus A320s, and Airbus A319s.
Who am I and what event happened in late 1972?

I have more clues, but I learned from Barb to dole them out sparingly.

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #1 - Jun 15^th, 2009 at 7:39am

ShaneG Offline
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Billy Joel & Ric Flair were born in Atlanta in 1949. Cheesy

You are Southern Airways

Southern Airways from 1949-1979
Republic Airlines 1979-1986
Northwest Airlines 1986-2008
Delta Airlines 2008-present,

Aside from the Soccer Team crash in the Andes (which was a different airline altogether) , I can find nothing significant about this particular airline from 1972.

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Reply #2 - Jun 15^th, 2009 at 10:33am

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Nov 14, 1972
Headline: Hijacking / Southern Airways

Federal Aviation Administration reports Cuban Premier Castro talked with captain of hijacked Southern airliner. Pilot Bill Haas says Castro praised him for skill in landing plane, crippled when FBI shot out tires. Hijackers to be treated as criminals. Acting FBI Director L. Patrick Gray says he ordered plane's tires shot.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

(Saint Louis, Missouri) [GRAY - says plane had to be stopped. Says Southern Airways concurred with decision to abort flight.

http://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/program.pl?ID=220678

Nov 20, 1972
Headline: Hijacking / Southern Airways

Cuban government will try 3 hijackers of Southern Airways plane. United States and Cuba may hold talks on hijacking problem.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

http://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/program.pl?ID=18500

BTW Republic Airlines DC-9 has a very nice paint job Wink

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Reply #3 - Jun 15^th, 2009 at 8:20pm

patchz Offline
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Darn! I never thought you guys would get it that quick. Guess I need to get some more tutoring from Barb.

Two points for Shane, you got the first half.

Excellent Chris. I'll have to find something a lot harder for you. Grin

November 10, 1972
Three men successfully hijack a Southern Airways DC-9 from Birmingham to multiple locations in the United States and one Canadian city and finally to Cuba with $2 million (actual cash, Presidential "grant" totalled $10 million) and 10 parachutes. Co-pilot Harold is wounded; they threaten to crash the plane into one of the Oak Ridge nuclear installations; at McCoy Air Force Base, Orlando, the FBI shoots out the tires; they force pilot William Haas to take off; the plane finally lands on a (partially) foam-covered runway in Havana; two are sentenced in Cuba to 20 years, one to 15 years [9], then returned to the United States to face further charges. This incident leads to a brief treaty between the U.S. and Cuba to extradite hijackers, not renewed. Haas's story commemorated in the Reader's Digest book People in Peril.

http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/SADC9.jpg

Flight 49 originated in Memphis, but was hijacked in Birmingham. The hijackers made Capt. Haas fly them to Jackson, Ms, Detroit, Cleveland, Toronto, Knoxville, Lexington, Chattanooga, Havana, Orlando, and back to Havana.

http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/SAFlight49map.jpg

A book was written by Ed Blair, with Capt. Haas' assistance, titled "Odyssey of Terror", published in 1977. My Dad knew Capt. Haas and was friends with his son. I found a thank you card in my Dad's copy of the book. It was from Capt. Haas' wife thanking my parents for their sentiments when Capt. Haas died.

My Dad started with Southern in Baton Rouge in 1949 and was promoted to Station Manager of Laurel in 1951. He retired from Republic and until his death, drew retirement from Northwest, though he never actually worked a day for them. Now it's Delta.

I thought it was an interesting part of aviation history and worth using for this post. Good job guys.

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #4 - Jun 16^th, 2009 at 1:28am

Barbr Offline
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Well, this was way hard enough for me. I even tried to cheat with Google, but couldn't come up with anything.

Of course, there's no stopping the real aviation people here

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Reply #5 - Jun 16^th, 2009 at 4:30am

patchz Offline
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What, me worry?
IN THE FUNNY PAPERS

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Barbr wrote on Jun 16^th, 2009 at 1:28am:

Well, this was way hard enough for me. I even tried to cheat with Google, but couldn't come up with anything.

Of course, there's no stopping the real aviation people here

Google is cheating??? Shocked