Seaboard World Airlines

Seaboard World Airlines was an international all-cargo airline based in the United 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 the Douglas DC-8.

The airline played a prominent role in the Vietnam War during the late 1960s, using Douglas DC-8-63 jets to connect McChord Air Force Base, Washington with Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, fairly close to the front lines with North Vietnam. In 1968, one of these flights operating as Seaboard World Airlines Flight 253 was forced to land in the Soviet Union with 214 American troops on board. One infamous incident was the Seaboard 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 on October 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]

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