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Duffy, Charles Morris, 1949-

 Person

Staff Only

Dates

  • Existence: 1949 October 22

Biographical Note

Chuck Duffy served as a steward (flight attendant) for Continental Airlines in the late 1970s.

Charles "Chuck" Morris Duffy Jr. was born on October 22, 1949 in Whittier, California. He attended University of California, Santa Barbara. From 1977-1980, Duffy worked as an airline steward for Continental Airlines. His training took place at Los Angeles Airport, however Duffy and five others missed their graduation ceremony due to a violent assault. Duffy went on to serve as a flight attendant on the Boeing 727 and Douglas DC-10 on primarily domestic routes, including to Hawaii.

In 1979, he joined the Air Force Reserves as Fire Protection Specialist. Duffy served with the Air Force Reserves until 1999. From 1983 to 2008, he was a Deputy Chief for the Kent and Renton, Washington Fire Departments. Duffy was the Washington State Fire Marshal from 2010 until 2018.

Biographical note derived from donor information.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Charles M. Duffy Continental Airlines Flight Attendant Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2024-04-15
Contents of the Collection The Charles M. Duffy Continental Airlines Flight Attendant Collection contains textual materials collected and used by Charles M. Duffy during his service as a flight attendant for Continental Airlines, 1977-1980. Materials include Duffy's flight crew logs for hours flown from 1977-1979; training materials; employee documents such as blank forms, company policy memos, schedules and seniority lists; a one-year of service certificate; and Duffy's membership cards for the Union of Flight...
Dates: 1976-1981
Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

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