, ▁Gu adal can al , ▁Australia ▁and ▁New ▁Guinea . ▁ ▁During ▁its ▁peak ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁the ▁air line ▁had ▁ 8 0 0 ▁employees ▁and ▁operated ▁twice - week ly ▁fl ights ▁to ▁the ▁South ▁West ▁Pacific . ▁Cons air way ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁flow n ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 1 ▁million ▁ton - m iles ▁of ▁cargo ▁and ▁ 2 9 9 ▁million ▁passenger ▁miles ▁by ▁its ▁closing ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁▁ ▁The ▁air line ▁fle w ▁the ▁L B - 3 0 ▁Liber ator ▁II , ▁Cons olid ated ▁C - 8 7 ▁Liber ator ▁Express ▁and ▁Cons olid ated ▁B - 2 4 ▁Liber ator ▁bom ber , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁converted ▁X B - 2 4 B ▁that ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁lux ury ▁air lin er ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Air ▁Forces . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁the ▁civil ian ▁employees ▁who ▁had ▁worked ▁over se as ▁for ▁Cons air way ▁between ▁December ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁and ▁August ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁received ▁status ▁and ▁benefits ▁as ▁military ▁veter ans ▁under ▁the ▁V eter ans ▁Ben ef its ▁Administration . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁List ▁of ▁def unct ▁air lines ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : A ir ▁Transport ▁Command ▁Category : A irl ines ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁Category : A