Famous Planes
This B-29 is the only aircraft to have ever dropped a nuclear bomb in a war.
What is the Enola Gay?
Home to the famous "Clippers", this airline flew America into the jet age, until its untimely demise in 1991.
What is Pan Am?
PDX
What is Portland?
Paris' main airport is named after this hero of World War II who later became president.
Who is Charles de Gaulle?
Boeing was founded in this city in 1916
What is Seattle?
Charles Lindbergh flew this plane solo across the Atlantic.
What is the Spirit of St. Louis?
This Italian carrier was a staple of international terminals from 1941 until it ceased operations in 2021
What is Alitalia?
SMF
What is Sacramento?
Toronto's main airport is named this, after the 14th Prime Minister of Canada
What is Toronto Pearson International Airport?
This Boeing jet, discontinued by 2006, wasn't even designed by them
What is the Boeing 717?
This seaplane was made almost entirely from birch wood, making its nickname a bit strange
What is the Spruce Goose? (Hughes H-4 Hercules)
Originally founded as Allegheny Airlines, this Pittsburgh-based carrier flew into the sunset in 2015, when it merged with American Airlines
What is US Airways/USAir
EWR
What is Newark?
Dallas' secondary airport is named this, which inspired the branding of its largest tenant
What is Love Field?
The Dreamlifter is a modified version of this airplane, designed to haul oversized cargo.
It was the first Space Shuttle to be launched into orbit.
What is the Columbia?
This 'friendly' airline called San Diego home for 39 years, operating exclusively within California for most of them. Today its name lives on as a regional subsidiary of American Airlines
What is Pacific Southwest Airlines/PSA
MCI
What is Kansas City
Albuquerque doesn't have an 'airport', instead it has this
What is the Albuquerque International Sunport?
This engine manufacturer was owned by Boeing from 1929 until 1934, when the government broke them up.
What is Pratt and Whitney?
This spaceplane was the Soviet Union's version of the Space Shuttle.
What is Buran?
This British airline suddenly collapsed in 2019, stranding passengers worldwide.
What is Thomas Cook Airlines?
What is Spokane?
This tropical airport is a global destination for airplane fans looking to be a little closer to the action
What is Princess Juliana International Airport? (Sint Maartin)
This airline was founded by Boeing, operating under them for three years until the government banned planemakers from owning airlines
What is United Airlines?