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March 18, 1989: Evergreen International Airlines Flight 17, a Douglas DC-9, was on a cargo flight from Kelly Air Force Base outside San Antonio, Texas to Tinker Air Force Base outside of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with a stop at Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth, Texas. As the plane was departing, the cargo door on the plane opened; the pilot ...
Evergreen Helicopters was sold to Erickson Air-Crane in March 2013 for $250 million. The sale provided Evergreen International Aviation with the liquidity needed to continue operations. Smith said: "The sale of EHI provides us with needed capital to repay existing debt and gives us the liquidity to support our airline and remaining businesses."
Evergreen International Airlines Flight 17 (4U17/EIA17) was a cargo flight operated by Evergreen International Airlines and flown by a McDonnell Douglas DC-9.On March 18, 1989, the flight's planned route was scheduled to take it from Kelly Air Force Base (outside San Antonio, Texas) to Tinker Air Force Base (outside of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma), with a stop at Carswell Air Force Base in Fort ...
Evergreen International Aviation, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides air freight and aviation services to air carriers, aviation companies, and governmental agencies worldwide. With ...
The Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum is an independent, 501(c)(3) non-profit, aviation museum in McMinnville, Oregon. Its exhibits include the Hughes H-4 Hercules ( Spruce Goose ) and more than fifty military and civilian aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles (drones), and spacecraft .
Evergreen International Aviation became his flagship company. At its peak, it was one of the largest air freight companies in the world. It also carried passengers on charter flights worldwide. Over the years, it flew many important missions. Evergreen transported the Shah of Iran into exile when his
Initially developed by Evergreen International Aviation, the first Supertanker was based on a 747-200 (N470EV, tanker/tail number 947), but never entered service. The second Supertanker (N479EV, tanker/tail number 979) was based on a 747-100 originally manufactured by Boeing in 1971 for Delta Air Lines. [2]
The government relies on a number of cargo operators to supplement its own airlift fleet. Contractors include Airlift International, World Airways, and Evergreen International Aviation. On March 23, 1974 an Airlift International DC-8-63 burned at Travis Air Force Base when fuel caught fire during maintenance.