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Posted by frank
on 11/23/2007, 5:06 pm
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Hello,could anyone help me with some information about the Boeing 747-121 N747PA?I'm wondering why exactly it is that this particular jet,was the second 747 ever built,yet the very last one delivered out of 25 originally ordered by Juan Trippe himself?I asume it was because it took part in Boeing's test program for the 747,and wasn't available sooner because of that very reason,but I'm not sure.I know that a lot of people think it was the first 747 ever delivered to any airline,but that's a mistake:N736PA was,while N733PA was supposed to be.I also know that it was subject to every change imaginable in the fleet:names(Clipper America/Sealark/Juan T.Trippe),billboard titles,and CRAF modification.Finally, it retired with Aeroposta(ugly paint sceme)....which brings me to my next question:Why did Aeroposta keep the name "Juan T.Trippe"on the plane?I stare at the photo's of this plane and wonder.There's even pictures of it being scrapped.Too bad....anyway,as an admirer of Pan Am, thank you...
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