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Seaboard World Airlines was an international all-cargo

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based in the

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. Its headquarters were on the grounds of

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History

Seaboard World Airlines was founded on September 16, 1946, as Seaboard & Western Airlines. It initially operated

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aircraft, followed by Lockheed Super Constellation airliners. It adopted the name Seaboard World Airlines in April 1961. Jet cargo service started in 1964 with the introduction of the

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The airline played a prominent role in the

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during the late 1960s, using Douglas DC-8-63 jets to connect

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with

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. In 1968, one of these flights operating as

Seaboard World Airlines Flight 253A Seaboard World Airlines Flight 253A was a military charter flight carrying 214 American troops bound for South Vietnam. On July 1, 1968, the plane was intercepted by Soviet jets after it unintentionally violated Soviet airspace. It was forced to ...

was forced to land in the

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with 214 American troops on board. On 30 April 1969, a Seaboard World Airlines DC-8 with 219 passengers and 13 crewmembers landed by mistake at

Marble Mountain Air Facility Marble Mountain Air Facility (MMAF), also known as Da Nang East Airfield, Marble Mountain Army Airfield and Nuoc Man Airfield, was an aviation facility used primarily by the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. It was a helicopt ...

, when it had actually been cleared to land at the nearby

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. After fuel and passengers were offloaded, the plane was towed to the north overrun and departed five hours after the landing incident. Seaboard was the first airline to fly a 747 Freighter service from the UK to the USA. The airline merged with

Flying Tiger Line Flying Tiger Line, also known as Flying Tigers, was the first scheduled cargo airline in the United States and a major military charter operator during the Cold War era for both cargo and personnel (the latter with leased aircraft). The airline w ...

on October 1, 1980, resulting in the loss of its corporate identity.Seaboard History
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Seaboard Historical WebsiteSeaboard World Airlines aircraftIncident/AccidentDC-8 at Marble MountainSeaboard World Airlines Collection
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