Air California   Boeing 737-293   N463GB         (c/n   19308)

                                       

                                           Air California added Boeing 737s in 1968 to augment their fleet of Lockheed L-188 Electras.
                                           This shot was taken at their HQ base at Orange County Airport (now John Wayne Airport).
                                           This image was from a 616 Kodacolor shot.  I didn't shoot much in color as it was very exp-
                                           ensive in those days.    N463GB was one of the 737s originally delivered to Pacific Airlines
                                            (as N833PC).  After deregulation (in 1979) Air California expanded into routes from Southern
                                            California to Reno and Lake Tahoe initially, then ranging as far wide as Chicago and Anchorage
                                            Alaska.  It was renamed AirCal in 1981 and, like many other airlines at that time (as now) over-
                                            extended itself and went into bankruptcy.  It was sold to AMR Corporation in 1987 and merged
                                            into American Airlines.