Pan Am B314 Flying boat312 viewsBoeings classic B314 flying boat was registered NC18603,and christened Yankee Clipper by Eleanor Roosevelt on March 3 1939.
Yankee Clipper crashed while attempting to land when the left wingtip of the aircraft contacted the water of the River Tagus during a descending turn 22/2/1943.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "An inadvertent contact of the left wing tip of the aircraft with the water while making a descending turn preparatory to landing."
A special thanks to http://aviation-safety.net for use of the information.
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Airspotters.com - More than Just Models!937 viewsMost of the Models seen on modelairplanephotos.com was purchased from Airspotters.com Which is based in Crawley. They have an excellent selection of models from Skymarks-1:200 to the impressive Inflight200. Aswell as Gemini Jets 1:400. They also have aviation DVD's to Cindy/Barbie Doll's in popular airline stewardesses uniforms. You just can't beet them for models.
Visit them today at http://www.airspotters.com
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Airspotters.com - More than Just Models!458 viewsMost of the Models seen on modelairplanephotos.com was purchased from Airspotters.com Which is based in Crawley. They have an excellent selection of models from Skymarks-1:200 to the impressive Inflight200. Aswell as Gemini Jets 1:400. They also have aviation DVD's to Cindy/Barbie Doll's in popular airline stewardesses uniforms. You just can't beet them for models.
Visit them today at http://www.airspotters.com
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E-BAYLEY'S BUY IT NOW QUALITY BOOKS227 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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BOAC VC10295 viewsThis is a MAM BOAC VC10 in 1/200 scale, Registration G-ASGN. This VC-10 was hijacked after leaving Bahrain for Beirut on September 9. The aircraft landed at Beirut and was then flown to Zerqa, a military airfield 20 miles N of Amman. Hijackers from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine released the hostages and blew up the aircraft September 12 (1970).
Special Thanks to http://aviation-safety.net for use of the information.
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Pan Am 747-121251 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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