This movie was filmed two months after the final day of operations at PBA (Provincetown Boston Airlines) when George Felton, the Director of Operations gave me the honor of ferrying one of the last two Douglas DC-3s from the PBA fleet from Hyannis, MA to Marco Island, FL.

This movie was filmed during the last day of operation of PBA (Provincetown Boston Airlines) which at that time was acquired by some major airline companies as depicted by the many different paint schemes on the airplanes. Although they may have tried to fragment the company, they never fractured the spirit of the employees right up to the last day and beyond. Oh! Where Have You Gone OMV?

NAMC YS-11 Turboprop action at Barnstable Municipal Airport, Hyannis, MA (HYA/KHYA) in Aug. 1987: starting engines, taxi out, take off – PBA Airlines operating as Continental Express – Dash 7 taxi in also included.

PBA YS-11 action: Martha’s Vineyard Airport (MVY), landing, taxi in, shut down, boarding, engine start up and filmed entire 10-15 minute flight to Hyannis, MA (HYA). Good vintage YS-11 footage filmed Aug 1987.

This video captures a snapshot of what was a typical day at work at Provincetown Airport during the summer of 1986. As many will agree, working for PBA was fun Company that cared greatly for its employees, as we all still share many great memories and good times of that era. So with that I dedicate this video to all who worked or flew on PBA.