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Ozark Air Lines was incorporated on 1 September 1943 in Missouri by Laddie Hamilton, Barak Mattingly and Floyd Jones with $100,000 in paid-up capital. [2] Ozark flew from Springfield, Missouri, [3] and, in January 1945, it began flights between Springfield and St. Louis on Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwings, replaced by Cessna AT-17 Bobcats in the late 1940s.
The first accident aircraft was a Douglas DC-9-15, registered N970Z, manufacturer's serial number 45772, manufactured on May 5, 1966 and owned and operated by Ozark Air Lines. At the time of the accident, it had a total time of 5,172 hours.
Ozark Airlines began service in Sioux City on August 9, 1955. It was the first crash of a DC-9 jetliner for Ozark since the beginning of their use on July 8, 1966. According to the manager of Ozark's News Bureau in St. Louis, Charles R. Ehlert, it was the "first crash of any significance for the airline."
Ozark Air Lines Flight 809 was a regularly scheduled flight from Nashville, Tennessee, to St. Louis, Missouri, with four intermediate stops. On July 23, 1973, while landing at St. Louis International Airport, it crashed, killing 38 of the 44 persons aboard. A severe downdraft, associated with a nearby thunderstorm, was cited as the cause.
In 1947, Mid-Continent Airlines began flying to Ottumwa; in 1956, successor Braniff Airlines was replaced by Ozark Air Lines. [14] Ozark Air Lines ended service to Ottumwa in 1979, replaced by Mississippi Valley Airlines until 1983. In 1985, Ottumwa Industrial Airport was served by Great Lakes Aviation, that service ending in 2001. Ottumwa has ...
2008 - Merged into Delta Air Lines. Became world's largest airline by passenger traffic in 2008 under the Delta name. Ozark Airlines. 1943 - Ozark Air Lines is founded, then ceases operations in late 1940s; 1944 - Parks Air Transport (Parks Air Lines) is founded; 1950 - Ozark Air Lines resumes operations; 1950 - Purchased Parks Air Transport ...
On March 27, 1968, Ozark Air Lines Flight 965, a DC-9-15, collided with a Cessna 150F while both aircraft were on approach to the same runway at Lambert Field in St. Louis, Missouri. The Cessna crashed, killing the two pilots aboard, while the DC-9 landed safely with no injuries to the 49 passengers and crew. [60]
In 1960, Ozark Air Lines began scheduled flights. [citation needed] The Ozark route began in Kansas City to Chicago with stops in Kirksville, Ottumwa, Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Moline, Illinois. [citation needed] Airport improvements came after a bond issue was approved by Kirksville voters in 1967. A new six-thousand foot concrete runway was ...