Tag Archives: National Airlines

Unbelievable – The 747 Is Retired

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Joe Clark

The Smithsonian’s Air and Space Magazine recently published an article about the last flight of the airline workhorse, the Boeing 747. You can find the Smithsonian’s article by following this link: https://www.airspacemag.com/daily-planet/queen-skies-retires-180967588/ It is an interesting report. In the summer of 1969, I … Continue reading →

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Getting a License

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Joe Clark

One of the books we produced at BluewaterPress LLC came to us from Captain LeRoy Brown. LeRoy lived the life all pilots would have wished to have lived, if they could have been as lucky. LeRoy, a fine gentleman of proper age, … Continue reading →

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The Old Days in the Airlines

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Joe Clark

Oops! I should have published this last Tuesday, but made the mistake of not pressing the correct button on the blog control panel…  So for your enjoyment today…  ——————— Monday, I wrote about celebrating the near-end of working on our … Continue reading →

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