North Central Airlines was a local service carrier, a scheduled airline in the Midwestern United States. Founded as Wisconsin Central Airlines in 1944 in Clintonville, Wisconsin, the company moved to Madison in 1947. This is also when the "Herman the duck" logo was born on Wisconsin Central's first Lockheed Electra 10A, NC14262, in 1948. North Central's headquarters were moved to Minneapolis–St. Paul in 1952.
Wisconsin Central Airlines Douglas DC-3
North Central DC-9-31 at Toronto's Malton Airport in 1971
Two North Central CV-580 aircraft at Chicago's O'Hare Airport in 1973
The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) was an agency of the federal government of the United States, formed in 1938 and abolished in 1985, that regulated aviation services and conducted air accident investigations. The agency was headquartered in Washington, D.C.
The Herbert C. Hoover Building, where the CAB was once headquartered
Charles S. Murphy (Right), Chair of the Board and Bobbie R. Allen, Director of the Bureau of Safety, circa 1966
The Universal South Building at 1825 Connecticut Avenue NW. once housed the CAB headquarters.