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Posted by Willie Singh
on 12/13/2007, 6:57 pm, in reply to "UPDATE ON TWO FORMER PAA 747 AT JFK TOWER AIR"
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: Can anyone give me info to what is going on
: with the two ex PAA 747 at JFK airport
: yesterday are they moving them away from
: there site where they were left derelict by
: Tower Air. Are they being ferried to the
: scrap man this is N755PA,N740PA EX CLIPPER
: OCEAN PEARL SOVERGIN OF THE SEAS JETS. Poor
: things so sad to see how they ended there
: lives. I wish they were preserved by some
: one out there. Thank you
:
: PAN AMERICAN PASSENGER 1967-1991
: Sally Dunlope
:
Hi Sally I read your comments about those two former PAA jets of Tower Air which collapsed in 2000. Yes its a real shame and a discrace to see how life ended for these two work horses N755PA CLIPPER SOVERGIN OF THE SEAS & N740PA CLIPPER OCEAN PEARL. As far as i know from my sources that these two aircraft or air frames will eventually be taken to the storage facility like other former PAN AM 747 jets. They are beyond there flying time now and there frames are very run down or badly out of shape and it would take a good financial person or even a airline company to refurbish or rebuild these two charming ladies again. I know the Management at JFK are looking into having them either dismantled where they sit or have them flown out to the Storage facility for the scrap man.This is due to the new security measures in place at JFK airport due to people accessing this area and other incidents taken place over the last seven years after Sept 11th attacks. I know there are many plane spotters and former airline staff who try to or go to see these former PAA birds but now this area is sealed off to the public and Tower Air faciity's will be dismantled over time to make way for some other project in the near future. I hope this info helps you out. If you want more info on these two jets My good friend MARK Burmedez will be able to post this for you on the board . Thank you
Willie Singh former PAA pilot
PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS 1934-1991
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