Pennsylvania-Central Airlines Douglas DC-3-313A   NC25693    (c/n  2266)

                                                                            

                                          These two shots were taken by the late (and great) Leo J. Kohn.  Above at Chicago Midway
                                          circa early 1946 and below at General Mitchell field, Milwaukee at around the same time.
                                          Both were retitled Capital Airlines in 1948.  NC25693 then went to Braniff Airways in 1950
                                          and then to CX-AJZ for PLUNA.    NC 21785 below (which carried the name "Capital Liner
                                          Norfolk" went on to become an executive transport with U.S.Steel.  When sold to H.J. Heinz
                                          (of 57 varieties ketchup fame) in 1963 it was reregistered N257H   Other US owners followed
                                          with re-registration to N25711 and then N517DW before passing to Trans Aereos San Miguel
                                          (TASMI) in Bolivia as CP-1059.      It was written off in a crash at San Ignacio Beni  in that
                                          country in December 1987.

                                             Douglas DC-3-313   NC21785    (c/n  2173)

                                     

                                           .