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Historic flight plans
A curated collection of route notebooks for reliving major aviation journeys in Flight Simulator: context, preparation, waypoints, interactive maps and immersion tips.
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BOAC Horseshoe Route West
BOAC, la route africaine des hydravions En 1940, la BOAC naît de la fusion d'Imperial Airways et de British Airways Ltd. La guerre coupe les anciennes routes...
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The Black Air Cruise
An aerial crossing of French Africa In 1933, French Air Minister Pierre Cot launched a major long-distance air expedition of nearly 25,000 kilometres across the French...
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Southwest Airways along the California Coast
An aerial coastal hop across California This flight plan is inspired by a 1953 Southwest Airways route found in the archives of Timetable Images, the site maintained...
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Wisconsin Central Airlines across Wisconsin
A regional route through Wisconsin Wisconsin Central Airlines was founded in 1944 and served the state of Wisconsin in the late 1940s. The route is based on documents...
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Wyoming Air Service in the Rockies
A route across wide-open America Wyoming Air Service Inc. mainly served Wyoming in the early 1930s. The documents used to rebuild this route come from Timetable...
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West Australian Airways across Australia
An airline at the edge of a continent In the late 1920s, West Australian Airways Ltd. had to show the public that airline travel could be safe, comfortable and...
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Mamer Air Transport from St Paul to Spokane
When aircraft extended the railway This journey recreates a 1930 American service designed as a complete travel chain: night train, daytime aircraft, then another...
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Lebanese International Airways, Beirut to Brussels by night
A night service between Lebanon and Europe This flight plan recreates a 1958 Lebanese International Airways service: Beirut - Milan - Paris - Brussels, then the return...
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Eastern Air Transport along the American East Coast
An East Coast network from New York to Miami Eastern Air Transport was one of the companies that helped shape early scheduled air service in the United States. Founded...
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Airlines of South Australia, the South Australian loop
A regional tour through South Australia This flight plan follows a large regional loop inspired by Airlines of South Australia's early-1960s network. The route links...
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Panga Airways across Papua New Guinea
A network of islands, short strips and demanding terrain Panga Airways lasted only two years, from 1976 to 1977, but its network is a perfect snapshot of useful...
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Butler Air Transport across New South Wales
A regional network built around Sydney Founded by Arthur Butler in 1934, Butler Air Transport became one of the major airlines of New South Wales. By 1958, its network...
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Frontier Airlines and the Rocky Mountain Empire
Serving the Rocky Mountain Empire Frontier Airlines was created from the combination of Monarch, Challenger Airlines and Arizona Airways. Its slogan, Serving the Rocky...
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Icelandair and the routes of Northern Europe
Between the North Atlantic and Nordic capitals Founded in 1937, Icelandair occupies a unique geographical position between North America and Europe. In 1960, however,...
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Pacific Northern Airlines, from Chicago to the edge of the Aleutians
A long run into Alaska Founded in 1932 as Woodley Airways, the airline first served communities in southwest Alaska. It became Pacific Northern Airlines in 1945 and...
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British Continental Airways, classic routes across northern Europe
A small airline in 1930s Europe British Continental Airways Ltd. remains difficult to document in detail, yet its 1936 timetable reveals a lively network linking the...
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Hong Kong Airways, an East Asian route
A demanding regional network in a Douglas DC-4 In the mid-1950s, Hong Kong Airways operated several East Asian services in cooperation with Northwest Airlines. This...
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Jersey Airlines, island-hopping across the Channel Islands
Short services between England, the islands and France Founded in November 1948 by Maldwyn Thomas, Jersey Airlines began with charter flights between London and...
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Arctic Circle Air, Alaska up to the Arctic Circle
A true bush-flying journey Founded in 1973, Arctic Circle Air operated local services in Alaska, including stops inside or close to the Arctic Circle. The airline was...
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Western Air Express, mail and passenger routes across the American West
Foundational routes of American aviation Western Air Express was founded in 1925 with an airmail contract between Salt Lake City and Los Angeles. Passenger service...
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Union of Burma Airways, flying across old Burma
A full journey through deltas, temples and mountains Union of Burma Airways was created on 15 September 1948, shortly after the country’s independence. It first...
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British South American Airways and the Bermuda Triangle routes
Atlantic routes between prestige and mystery British South American Airways was created in 1946 to link the United Kingdom with South America and the Caribbean. Its...
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Compagnie Chérifienne de Transports Aériens, Morocco and beyond
A Moroccan network opening toward Europe and North Africa In the early 1950s, Compagnie Chérifienne de Transports Aériens operated a network centered on Morocco, with...
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Arkia Israel Inland Airlines, domestic routes and the Sinai desert
A short, varied and highly visual route Arkia was founded in 1949 to develop domestic air services in Israel. Over time, the airline became an important regional...
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Railway Air Services, from Scilly to Shetland
Across England and Scotland in one long diagonal Railway Air Services was founded in 1934 and disappeared in 1946 through nationalization into British European...
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