Japanese Hotspot: The Story Of Piedmont Airlines’ NAMC YS-11 Fleet

Headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina with hubs in Baltimore and Charlotte, Piedmont Airlines was a US-based regional carrier that existed for more than four decades after the Second World War. It flew a diverse range of aircraft over the years, and was an unlikely hotspot for a Japanese turboprop airliner known as the NAMC YS-11. Let's take a look back in time to see why it was such a good fit.