I have a lot of memories about Houston International. I took my first flight from there in 1957 on a Delta CV-440, my first four engine flight on a Delta DC-6, and on the day I joined the Army, I flew to basic training at Fort Bliss in El Paso on a Continental DC-9. I also took a lot of photos there of DC-6s,
DC-3s, DC-7s, and Lockheed Electra turboprops, Boeing 707s, and even a Continental Airlines Vickers Viscount. Those were the golden years of aviation.
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