United Boeing 377 Stratocruiser Hawaii Travelogue - 1950
Nowadays it seems like everyone goes to Hawaii. Before WW2 almost no one went, but then the war came and a zillion GIs went through there on the way to hell. When they got home, I suspect that many of them remembered Hawaii. The airliner opened the floodgates for tourism. Near as I can tell, back in 1950 a round-trip ticket to Hawaii cost about $1,500 which in today's money would be about ten times as much, or $15,000.
The Boeing 377 was a contemporary competitor to the Lockheed Constellation and the Douglas DC-6. The Constellation was the clear winner in everything except altitude.
Via Posthip Scott.
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