And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
I dressed for travel until the ‘90’s. After that I arrived soiled not only by the airport but the plane seats. I miss the days of the courtesy of the flight crew, airport workers and fellow travelers.
I first flew around the world in 1979 and dress much the same today, casual but tidy and long jeans and sleeves in cotton just in case of fire. Crews generally don't seem much different but its certainly cheaper than back then and the entertainment today beats the bulkhead movie in a DC10 hands down. Flying boats were very special and for the wealthy.
That is the Atlantic Clipper, NC18604, a Boeing 314.
One of its sister B-314 clippers, NC18602 California Clipper (later renamed Pacific Clipper), inadvertently conducted the first commercial circumnavigation of the globe when it departed California for Auckland New Zealand and arrived to find out that the Japanese had bombed Pearl Harbor. PanAm directed the captain to return to the US the long way around, via Australia, India, MidEast, Africa, South America, and finally NYC, to avoid the new warzone.
Back in the day when people had self-respect and got dressed up to leave the house.
ReplyDeleteThe TSA agents must all be on coffee break.
ReplyDeleteBaltimore to where? Hawaii?
ReplyDeleteI dressed for travel until the ‘90’s. After that I arrived soiled not only by the airport but the plane seats. I miss the days of the courtesy of the flight crew, airport workers and fellow travelers.
ReplyDeleteI first flew around the world in 1979 and dress much the same today, casual but tidy and long jeans and sleeves in cotton just in case of fire. Crews generally don't seem much different but its certainly cheaper than back then and the entertainment today beats the bulkhead movie in a DC10 hands down. Flying boats were very special and for the wealthy.
DeleteJust wow.
ReplyDeleteAnd here is the sentiment of those ships from the day by Glenn Miller. Bonus points if you catch Ain't She Sweet in the piano break.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=caribbean+clipper+glenn+miller
What piano break?
Deleteeveryone's a slob now
ReplyDeleteSpeak for yourself mate
DeleteThat is the Atlantic Clipper, NC18604, a Boeing 314.
ReplyDeleteOne of its sister B-314 clippers, NC18602 California Clipper (later renamed Pacific Clipper), inadvertently conducted the first commercial circumnavigation of the globe when it departed California for Auckland New Zealand and arrived to find out that the Japanese had bombed Pearl Harbor. PanAm directed the captain to return to the US the long way around, via Australia, India, MidEast, Africa, South America, and finally NYC, to avoid the new warzone.
It took just over a month.