NATIONAL AIRLINES : Flight 325
New York City - Wilmington, Nth. Carolina
1958
![Lockheed L188 Electra Prop-Jet](https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/none/path/se80bcf7e1bbfb507/image/i72da361679caf99e/version/1285423693/image.jpg)
Please note that there isn't any evidence that this is the type of plane that Baba flew on. It's purely speculation that he flew either the plane above or a much earlier version - the Douglas DC4
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![Baba in America ; Photo courtesy of Mark Trichka & Charley Decker and image enhanced by Anthony Zois.](https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/none/path/se80bcf7e1bbfb507/image/ie74a89edf81912d0/version/1714844371/image.jpg)
ROUTE TIMETABLE
17th May 1958
Arrived : New York City 9:30 am ( from Gander, Canada )
Departed : New York City 10:50 am on National Airlines flight 325
1st stop :
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2nd stop : Washington D.C.
3rd stop : Richmond, Virginia
4th stop : New Bern, North Carolina
5th stop : Wilmington, North Carolina Arrived : 3:30pm - then motored to Myrtle Beach
along Highway 17.
Arrived : Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
![1958 : Map shows the Westward route detail of Meher Baba's tour to the East Coast of the U.S. Map graphics by Anthony Zois.](https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/dimension=710x10000:format=jpg/path/se80bcf7e1bbfb507/image/i75887e881346a16e/version/1622409780/image.jpg)
The images of Meher Baba are of him arriving at Wilmington Airport, Nth Carolina in 1956.
![Old Wilmington NC airport to where Meher Baba flew into on His way to the Meher Spiritual Center in 1956.](https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/dimension=710x10000:format=jpg/path/se80bcf7e1bbfb507/image/i05a2d02f24f4f8ee/version/1707110699/image.jpg)
![1958 : World map shows the routes Meher Baba took from Bombay to Myrtle Beach, then Australia & back to Bombay, India. Map graphics by Anthony Zois.](https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/dimension=710x10000:format=jpg/path/se80bcf7e1bbfb507/image/i566b4cbddf905694/version/1622409921/image.jpg)
Specification |
MODEL | L-188A "Electra" | |
CREW | 5 | |
PASSENGERS | 44-98 | |
ENGINE | 4 x Allison 501D-13, 2796kW | |
WEIGHTS | ||
Take-off weight | 51256 kg | 113001 lb |
Empty weight | 26036 kg | 57400 lb |
DIMENSIONS | ||
Wingspan | 30.18 m | 99 ft 0 in |
Length | 31.85 m | 105 ft 6 in |
Height | 10.01 m | 33 ft 10 in |
Wing area | 120.77 m2 | 1299.96 sq ft |
PERFORMANCE | ||
Cruise speed | 652 km/h | 405 mph |
Ceiling | 8655 m | 28400 ft |
Range | 3541 km | 2200 miles |