Pan Am 747-121139 viewsIn April 1966 Pan Am became the first airline to place an order for the 747,the order was for a total of 25 aircraft,23 passenger and 2 cargo versions.The first scheduled passenger flight of a 747 took place on January,22nd,1970,from New York to London.This flight was to have been flown by the first fully certified 747,N733PA,but several hours of delays caused by two engines overheating,a backup aircraft N736PA was renamed Clipper Young American and used for this historic flight.Commanded by Captain Robert M Weeks,the flight was made in 6 hours and 43 minutes.This aircraft was delivered to Pan Am on January 20th 1970,only two days before it entered commercial service.N736PA was later renamed Clipper Victor.In 1977 she was destroyed in a runway collision at Los Rodeos airport (TCI) in Tenerife,the worlds worst aviation disaster.
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Air New Zealand179 viewsAir New Zealand 747-419
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E-BAYLEY'S BUY IT NOW QUALITY BOOKS112 viewsAt E-BAYLEY'S BUY IT NOW QUALITY BOOKS, they have aviation and general transportation books at competitive prices. Visit them today at http://stores.ebay.co.uk/E-BAYLEYS-BUY-IT-NOW-QUALITY-BOOKS
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America West A320-232104 viewsAmerica West A320-232 was delivered on 18/9/98,with the registration N650AW.On 26/10/07 the airline merged with U.S.Airways,but the fleet continued to use their colours.
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Jet2 757-23A113 viewsJet2,(formerly Channel Express)757-23A one of eight Boeing 757s flown by the airline with plans to add further models to the fleet in 2008.A single 757 is based in Newcastle along with Boeing 737s.
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Cubana TU 154B-2364 viewsTupolev's TU-154 entered service with Аэрофлот - Российские авиалинии (Aeroflot-Russia's Airline)in 1971.Currently a member of the Skyteam Alliance,and with twenty eight still in service all remaining TU-154s are due to be withdrawn between 2011-2013.This TU-154 was registered CU-T1256 and delivered to Cubana on 7/6/1984.Derelict and stripped for spares from around 2001 until finally scrapped in Havana,Cuba in 2003. Hugo's Aircraft Scale Models (e-bay shop), Specalists in 1:500,1:400 commercial aircraft.
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F-8 Crusader8581 viewsThe Last of the Gunfighters.
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JAL 747-446260 viewsDelivered on 31/1/1994,JAL's Disney Sea, Dream Express was the fourth to carry the Dream Express colours and the first "international" 747 to be painted in Dream Express colours.
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