Bonanza Air Lines
The airline of Las Vegas, Nevada. Bonanza Air Lines started in 1945 with scheduled flights in a single-engine Cessna. They flew routes within Nevada State when in 1951, their newly acquired DC-3 offered service to Los Angeles and beyond. Bonanza joined the jet-age in 1965. In 1968 they merged with Pacific Airlines and West Coast Air Lines to form Air West
Bonanza added the Fairchild F-27 to their fleet in 1959. The Fairchild F-27 was a U.S. built version of the Dutch built Fokker F27 Friendship. (BELOW) Bonaza F-27 over Hoover Dam near Las Vegas
Bettina ‘Sparkles’ Obernuefemann
Author Bettina Sparkles shares her introspection about life during WWII in Europe while growing up with a domineering mother. After moving to America, she found her dream job as a stewardess and gives the scoop of airline life from days gone by
