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Universal Airlines
US charter airline, 1966–1972
Universal Airlines was a United States supplemental air carrier that operated from 1966 to 1972, based initially at Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, Michigan and later at Oakland International Airport in California. Universal was a re-naming of Zantop Air Transport.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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Universal Airlines was a United States supplemental air carrier that operated from 1966 to 1972, based initially at Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, Michigan and later at Oakland International Airport in California. Universal was a re-naming of Zantop Air Transport.2
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- WikipediaUniversal Airlines (United States)
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- WikidataQ7893878
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- 1WikidataUniversal Airlines on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaUniversal Airlines on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsUniversal Airlines photo by Bill Larkins, CC BY-SA 2.0