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Pacific Air Lines began as a business endeavor to train pilots during World War II. It was founded by Hollywood and Broadway agent and producer Leland Hayward and TWA (Transcontinental & Western Air) board of directors member John Howard Connelly, and financed by Hollywood actors and executives, including James Stewart and Darryl Zanuck. In 1958, Pacific Air Lines updated its Navajo-inspired thunderbird logo to a bright and modern red, white, and blue depiction. The next year, the airline added the pressurized Martin 4-0-4, and the turboprop Fairchild F-27 to its fleet. Learn more about California regional airlines in our exhibition, “Catch Our Style: California Regional Airlines 1950s-1980s”, on display pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library in the International Terminal. The Aviation Museum and Library is open from Sunday through Friday, 10am to 4:30pm.
This image was posted on February 23, 2016.