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Reeve Aleutian still had DC-3s in service, and a replacement was sought. The NAMC YS-11A was decided on and the first aircraft was purchased new in 1972. In 1973, the Electra was certified by the CAA to land on gravel runways. [8] On November 11, 1974, there was a hangar fire at Anchorage, and two Electra aircraft were destroyed.
The Alaska Aviation Museum, previously the Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum, is located on Lake Hood Seaplane Base in Anchorage, Alaska.Its mission since 1988, is to preserve, display, and honor Alaska's aviation heritage, by preserving and displaying historic aircraft, artifacts, and memorabilia, and to foster public interest in aviation and its history.
The route was developed in 1942 for several reasons. Initially, the 7th Ferrying Group, Ferrying Command, United States Army Air Corps (later Air Transport Command) at Gore Field (Great Falls Municipal Airport) was ordered to organize and develop an air route to send assistance to the Soviet Union through Northern Canada, across Alaska and the Bering Sea to Siberia, and eventually over to the ...
By Rachel D'oro ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The embodiment of an Alaska cliche is for sale. The massive urethane igloo that's a must-stop for summer tourists heading up the Parks Highway en route to ...
Aircraft landing on the gravel strip near Lake Hood. Lake Hood Strip has one runway designated 14/32 [7] with a gravel surface measuring 2,200 by 75 feet (671 x 23 m). [8] For the 12-month period ending August 1, 2005, the seaplane base had 69,400 aircraft operations, an average of 190 per day: 88% general aviation, 12% air taxi and <1%
Alaska was the launch customer for the MD-83 and took delivery of the first airplanes in 1985. [7] Alaska continued to take delivery of new MD-83s in the 1990s, both to meet the demands of a growing route system and to retire its aging and fuel-inefficient 727 fleets.