North America – Forest and tundra… prairie and mountain… skyscraper and frontier town… yours to explore.
Fly Canadian Pacific
Iberia
Super DC-8 Douglas Jet – with capacity for 208 passengers. Speed 671 miles/h. Iberia flies daily to North and South America, Europe and Africa.
1968
Hong Kong
Hong Kong – The jeweled Empress of the Orient, reflecting a thousand shimmering delights.
South America
South America – the spell of golden sunshine and Carnival nights is quickly yours by Empress flights.
Mexico
Mexico – Fiesta? Siesta? Take your choice and your place in the wonderful Mexico sun.
South America
February 1969
Dear K and V
Happy Timothy’s birthday. I’m writing this in Lima and will mail it in Santiago. Only one hour difference between Mexico and here. It’s hot! the plane was full to here an looks like it will be same on – so far all smooth.
Love, Bill
Quantas Airways
February 1970
Received your letter today before we left Djarkata. Also had a letter from Tim today. He is OK and had visited Paris. Will see you soon.
Love, Bill
AVRO 504K, 1921. Pilot and 2 passengers. 65 m.p.h. Intrepid passengers flew in this. Quantas’ first aircraft on taxi trips and joy-rides.
Braniff International
1968
High Fashion Quick Change
Braniff International airline hostesses are outfitted in a couture collection by Emilio Pucci. They can make four changes in a single flight – from a plastic helmet and reversible cold weather coat – to a raspberry suit – to a serving dress called a “Puccino” – to after-dinner culottes and turtle neck blouse. If the flight seems all to short, that the whole idea.
We used to fly Braniff into Mexico City all the time. They were in operation from 1928 to 1982. In the 60’s and 70’s they painted their planes wild colors and even had one designed by Alexander Calder.
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