World Wide Airlines

World Wide Airlines had been formed in 1948 by Eric Pearson as Pearson-Alaska Airlines. It operated cargo and passenger charter operations and had some military contracts. It maintained a base in Anchorage in addition to its Oakland facility. It was one of several carriers classified by the CAB as a Supplemental Airline on the tail (see below). In the early 1960 it branched out to include low fare irregular coast-to- coast passenger service. In addition to DC-4s the airline also flew Curtiss C-46, Lockheed L-749 and L-1049 equipment. World Wide folded in 1962