Beech F17D

Beech F17D

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03/31/2008. Star Air Lines was formed in 1937, when Star Air Service (founded at Anchorage April 1932, by Steven E. Mills and Jack Waterworth) merged with McGee Airways (founded January 1, 1932 as Barnhill & McGee Airways, by Linious "Mac" McGee and Harvey W. Barnhill, Barnhill pulling out after a few months). Star Air Lines became Alaska Star Airlines in 1942 and two years later became Alaska Airlines.

The pictured aircraft was one of two F17Ds obtained by the airline:

NC19473 was produced in 1938, impressed by USAAF in 1942 as UC-43C Traveler, s/n 42-107414, and when struck off charge, returned on the civil register again as NC19473, from 1949 as N19473, and still is as of this day.

NC20797 was produced in 1939, impressed by USAAF in 1942 as UC-43C Traveler, s/n 42-107411, and when struck off charge, returned on the civil register as NC46296, from 1949 as N46296, and still is as of this day.


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03/31/2008. Star Air Lines was formed in 1937, when Star Air Service (founded at Anchorage April 1932, by Steven E. Mills and Jack Waterworth) merged with McGee Airways (founded January 1, 1932 as Barnhill & McGee Airways, by Linious "Mac" McGee and Harvey W. Barnhill, Barnhill pulling out after a few months). Star Air Lines became Alaska Star Airlines in 1942 and two years later became Alaska Airlines. The pictured aircraft was one of two F17Ds obtained by the airline: NC19473 was produced in 1938, impressed by USAAF in 1942 as UC-43C Traveler, s/n 42-107414, and when struck off charge, returned on the civil register again as NC19473, from 1949 as N19473, and still is as of this day. NC20797 was produced in 1939, impressed by USAAF in 1942 as UC-43C Traveler, s/n 42-107411, and when struck off charge, returned on the civil register as NC46296, from 1949 as N46296, and still is as of this day.