Delivered to United Sep 66. To Boeing Co. Nov 80. To Emery Worldwide Airlines (operated by Ryan International Airlines) Aug 81 as N428EX. Stored Goodyear AZ Jan 2002.

Acquired Sep 78. Retired Jan 97.

In 1975 Florida Airlines took over both Air South and Shawnee Airlines, because their route networks supplemented that of Florida Airlines perfectly. The two airlines continued to operate under their own names as Florida Airlines subsidiaries, but their combined routes were marketed as "The Connection". Some aircraft carried large "The Connection" titles, and often also the actual airline's name in smaller size. DC-3 N79B for example is seen here carrying small "Florida Airlines" titles on the nose. The Shawnee Airlines subsidiary was shutdown by the FAA in Oct 1977 and sold to Air Miami in 1978.

To FedEx Mar 91. Retired Dec 91.

Transferred to Pan Am Jan 80. To Avivensa Sep 86 as YV-91C. To TAESA Oct 91 as XA-RAN. To ACES Colombia around Jan 95 as HK-3933X. Back to Avivensa Oct 95 as YV-838C.

Delivered new in Aug 1978. From Jan 2007 it went on to fly with numerous operators until it ended up in Switzerland as HB-LON with RUAG Aviation Schweiz. Last noted stored in Bern Dec 2017.

Reregistered N144SL in 2014