- Seaboard World Airlines
Seaboard World Airlines was an international all-cargo
airline based in theUnited States .History
Seaboard World Airlines (ICAO Code: SEW; IATA Code: SB; Callsign: Seaboard) was founded on
September 16 ,1946 as Seaboard & Western Airlines. It adopted the name Seaboard World Airlines in April 1961. Jet cargo service started in 1964 with the introduction of theDouglas DC-8 .The airline played a prominent role in the
Vietnam War during the late 1960s, using Douglas DC-8-63 jets to connectMcChord Air Force Base ,Washington withCam Ranh Bay ,Vietnam , fairly close to the front lines withNorth Vietnam . In 1968, one of these flights operating asSeaboard World Airlines Flight 253 was forced to land in theSoviet Union with 214 American troops on board. One infamous incident was theSeaboard World Airlines landing at Marble Mountain , where a DC-8-63 accidentally landed at a helicopter airstrip in Vietnam.Seaboard was the first airline to fly a 747 Freighter service from the UK to the USA
The airline merged with
Flying Tiger Line onOctober 1 ,1980 resulting in the loss of its corporate identity. [ [http://www.seaboardairlines.org/seabhist.htm Seaboard History ] ]Historical Fleet
External links
* [http://www.seaboardairlines.org/seabhist.htm Seaboard Historical Website]
* [http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/sb.htm Timetable Images]
* [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?airlinesearch=Seaboard%20World%20Airlines&distinct_entry=true Aircraft Photos]
* [http://aviation-safety.net/database/operator/airline.php?var=5390 Incident/Accident]References
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