Empire Air Lines
Douglas DC-3 N62375
(c/n 19028)
Empire upgraded to DC-3s in March of
1948. Color scheme at this time was a dark green cheat
line
with "Empire" in red. Empire Air Lines was
absorbed by West Coast
Airlines on 4 Aug 1952.
Only the DC-3s passed to WCA, the
Boeing 247s having been sold off. Photos of Empire DC-3s
are
not common, and the above is from the Barney P. Buckley
collection. Inscription on the nose
says 'Tri-City
Timesaver'. My flying shot of NC62375 came from a boarding pass
envelope, circa
1948. The
nice color shot is from a slide from the Kent Moser collection. At the
foot of the page is
another of Empire's ex military C-47As,
NC62373..
Empire Air Lines
Douglas DC-3 N62373
(c/n 19212)