Transocean Air Lines [SEP] dissolved or abolished
Transocean Air Lines
Transocean Air Lines was an Oakland, California-based airline that operated from 1946 until 1960. The Transocean name was also used in 1989 by another US-based air carrier, TransOcean Airways, which previously operated as Gulf Air Transport.
History.
At its height, the Transocean organization included 10 companies, making it the first aviation conglomerate. The airline employed 1,500 persons. Including the personnel of their subsidiary companies, the total number exceeded 6,700. Transocean's gross annual sales climbed as high as
Transocean Air Lines Flight 512
On 12 July 1953, Transocean Air Lines Flight 512, a Douglas DC-6A operated by Transocean Air Lines from Guam to Oakland, California, crashed into the Pacific Ocean roughly east of Wake Island while en route to Honolulu for a planned stopover. All 58 passengers and crew on board were killed.
Crash.
On 12 July, Flight 512 was scheduled to fly from Guam to Oakland, California, stopping at Wake Island and Honolulu. The aircraft departed Guam at 00:04 GMT and arrived at