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TIL in 1969 Universal Airlines looked into using a C-5 Galaxy to ferry passengers and their cars between Los Angeles and New York. The airline's CEO, Lamar Muse, resigned that year then started Southwest Airlines with Herb Kelleher and Rollin King.

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