National (#1 the one with the Sun King, Sunburst or sunface...take your pick) was an easy pick-up for PAN AM to 'add water' (or cash) and instantly have a domestic carrier system. Although PAN AM never really had it's head in the domestic game, as they were kings of the Global Trade. Back then there was no way or time to 'develope' a domestice network. Every ship coming off the Boeing. Douglas lines were spoken for (the graveyards only had Electra's Convair 880s and 990s. It would have taken forever to get contemporary aircraft and set up a domestic network. (FYI..National even got a hold of some PA 747s for MIA service to JFK/LHR and a few other places. We all remember National #3...just recently out of LAS and outta biz. My question is, who the hell was National Airlines #2??? I have a photograph I took at JFK in the mid 80's of 747-100, N385AS and it wears National Airlines (giant light-blue titles) and all white fuselage. Now this was after National #1...and before National #3. Anybody? greg PS. I did get a MAC ride on an Airlift International 727-100. As a kid I can't say if the service was noteworthy or not. It was fun just going for the ride!