This is a story about a very rare shorthaul legacy propliner, the Martin 404. We feature complete, detailed and closeup video coverage of the very first arrival, from Florida, of SaveAConnie's 404 at Kansas City Downtown Airport base in late 1990. We are not aware of any other published footage of this event.

The obscure Martin 404's heyday was through the 1950's and into the early 1960's, which was before and during the dawn of the jet age. Completing its first decade with TWA and Eastern Airlines, ever dwindling numbers of 404's were past on to second and thirdtier airlines, with a handful of both scheduled and charter 404 operations lasting into the late 1980's.

While considered a very fine (and safe) aircraft by crew and passengers alike, it was produced in very few numbers, and served relatively unnoticed by the general public. That is, until a preventable and totally sickening disaster gave it a depressing notoriety in late 1970, which we cover right here.

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