Braniff International Airways

defunct US airline 1928-1982
Organization airline Q898522
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Braniff International Airways

Summary

Braniff International Airways is an airline[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,507 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Braniff International Airways is in the country of United States[3].
  • Braniff International Airways's image is recorded as Braniff International Boeing 747-100 Rees.jpg[4].
  • Braniff International Airways's instance of is recorded as airline[5].
  • Braniff International Airways's founder is recorded as Paul Revere Braniff[6].
  • Braniff International Airways's airline hub is recorded as Dallas Love Field[7].
  • Braniff International Airways's airline alliance is recorded as Star Alliance[8].
  • Braniff International Airways's item operated is recorded as Douglas DC-2[9].
  • Braniff International Airways's item operated is recorded as Douglas DC-3[10].
  • Braniff International Airways's item operated is recorded as Douglas DC-4[11].
  • Braniff International Airways's item operated is recorded as Douglas DC-6[12].
  • Braniff International Airways's item operated is recorded as Douglas DC-7[13].
  • Braniff International Airways's item operated is recorded as Douglas DC-8[14].
  • Braniff International Airways's item operated is recorded as Curtiss C-46 Commando[15].
  • Braniff International Airways's item operated is recorded as Lockheed L-049 Constellation[16].
  • Braniff International Airways's item operated is recorded as Lockheed L-188 Electra[17].
  • Braniff International Airways's item operated is recorded as Convair CV-240 family[18].
  • Braniff International Airways's item operated is recorded as Convair CV-340[19].
  • Braniff International Airways's item operated is recorded as Convair CV-440 Metropolitan[20].
  • Braniff International Airways's item operated is recorded as Boeing 707-120B[21].
  • Braniff International Airways's item operated is recorded as Boeing 707-220[22].
  • Braniff International Airways's item operated is recorded as Boeing 707-320C[23].
  • Braniff International Airways's item operated is recorded as Boeing 720[24].
  • Braniff International Airways's item operated is recorded as Boeing 727-100[25].
  • Braniff International Airways's item operated is recorded as Boeing 727-200[26].
  • Braniff International Airways's item operated is recorded as Boeing 747-100[27].

Body

Founding

Braniff International Airways's founder is recorded as Paul Revere Braniff[6]. +1928-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it[28]. Its location of formation is recorded as Oklahoma City[29].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Dallas[30], a city in the United States[31], in United States[32], founded in 1841[33] and Oklahoma City[34], a city in the United States[35], in United States[36], founded in 1889[37].

Dissolution

Braniff International Airways was dissolved in +1982-05-12T00:00:00Z[38].

Why It Matters

Braniff International Airways ranks in the top 2% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,507 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Retrieved . nndb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Retrieved . nndb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [34] . Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.
  29. [38] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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