Air Illinois Pilot Hat Badge Type II

Carbondale, IL 1970-1984

Acquired South Central Air in 1977, Purchased Decatur Commuter Airlines in 1981. After a crash of one of their aircraft, along with substantially lower passenger loads, led airline officials to cease operating and file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in April 1984.

 

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