[GAB-1955]

I remember when the air route was New York - Gander - Shannon - Europe. Gander Radio still broadcasts the weather forecasts for Canadian cities in Ontario east; Shannon does the same for Ireland and the UK.

[mugs99]

New York - Gander - Shannon - Europe.

Great memories. I miss the props and the fuel stops.
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[RayChuang88]

The stops at Gander and Shannon on NYC to Europe flights began to end when the newer Lockheed Constellations and the Douglas DC-7C Seven Seas piston-engined airliners allowed for nonstop flights between London and New York in both directions for the first time. That's why when the Bristol Britannia turboprop airliner arrived in the late 1950's one of its selling points was its ability to fly between New York Idlewild and London Heathrow nonstop year-round, which both BOAC and El Al took advantage of.

The arrival of the Boeing 707-320 Intercontinental version in 1960 finally allowed most airlines to skip the Gander and Shannon stops for good.