By the end of the 1950s, the airline had rapidly expanded into 35 cities. In 1966, Ozark entered the jet age and purchased several Douglas DC-9 aircraft, and added destinations all over the country. #DefunctThursday #Ozark #AvGeek
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Flights from St. Louis to Chicago, Tulsa, and Memphis were on Douglas DC-3s acquired from Parks Air Lines. Instead of repainting the DC-3s, Ozark took off the P and S from the aircraft and painted on OZ to the beginning. #DefunctThursday #Ozark #AvGeek
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Ozark Airlines was an airline based in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1986, Ozark was purchased by #TWA (Trans World Airlines). Did you ever fly on #Ozark? #avgeek
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When another airline, Parks Air Lines, failed to commence operations, Ozark purchased the airline, received their certification, and began operating their routes in 1950. #DefunctThursday #Ozark #AvGeek
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timetable: Ozark Air Lines; 11/01/1951
Gift of Thomas G. Dragges
2015.167.532
timetable: Ozark Air Lines, pocket schedule; 1951
Gift of Thomas G. Dragges
2014.084.1157
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photograph of illustration: Southern Airlines, Douglas DC-9; c. 1967
Gift of the Frank J. Lichtanski Collection
2011.061.0287
photograph: Ozark Air Lines, Douglas DC-9-15; c. 1966
Gift of William Rys, Jr.
2019.085.144
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postcard: Douglas DC-3, Ozark Air Lines, Lambert St. Louis Municipal Airport; c. 1950
Gift of Thomas G. Dragges
2015.166.1179
postcard: Ozark Air Lines, McDonnell Douglas DC-9-34; 1980s
Gift of William Rys, Jr.
2019.085.089
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postcard: Ozark Airlines, Douglas DC-9; 1970s
Gift of the William Hough Collection
2008.055.503
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🧵Ozark Air Lines was founded in 1943 in Springfield, Missouri, and although it service began in 1945, it was quickly halted as the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) had not issued them a license to operate. #DefunctThursday #Ozark #AvGeek
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