My last big propliner flight was in a Delta DC-7B from Atlanta to DC in the summer of 1968. I sat in the lounge forward of the engines, facing backwards. At the time I remember remarking to myself "Wow...a prop plane..haven't seen one in a long time". National Airport in DC was too short to accommodate the new jetliners, so service by the last propliners and Electras continued a bit longer. After that summer Delta would retire it's last piston airplanes and use the new DC-9 on the route.
Beyond that I also flew in Braniff and EAL Electras, EAL DC-7Bs and Constellations, and Braniff DC-6s and everybody's Convairs! Some memories are vivid, others are only wisps...
However...my past is coming back to me...click on the link and read the comments...
http://blogs.chron.com/bayoucityhistory ... rpo_1.html