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Posted by Garret on 4/3/2008, 10:45 pm, in reply to "PAN AM 747-121 N744PA"
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So the 747-800 will be freighter only??
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: Hieveryone as an employee of boeing we
: produced the almighty 747-121 which made all
: pan am 747's How ever this particular 747
: CLIPPER OCEAN SPRAY N744PA which was used a
: a troop carrier in the gulf wars was another
: proto type test jet for Boeing and was on
: the drawing board only to be used a a test
: jet at Boeing but being the demarnd for this
: aircraft and its popularity many years ago
: even today the jet was sold to PAN AM as
: N744PA. Today marks her madien flight era
: PAN AM used her on a non stop service from
: London to AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND which would
: have beaten the perivous record breaking
: attempt by a PAN AM short version jumbo
: called the 747sp jet. This 747-121 did make
: the record crossing in 12 hours and 23 mins
: where it touch down in Auckland five hours
: later and was meet by Boeing & PAN
: AMERICAN staff and our Kiwi friends where
: the home of AIR NEW ZEALAND hub is. Clipper
: Kit Carlson was also there on a pacific
: flight from LAX/AKL/SYD PA812 flight. This
: jumbo was also one of the very first 747's
: to arrive in Sydney. I found in Boeing
: achives and PAN AM data base. This is
: another mile stone in aviation era for the
: 747 jets as well as an all American airline
: Boiengs first customer. Thank you
:
: Did you know the new 747-800 & 747-400
: jets are actually the mould of the original
: 747-100 jets?? well if nobody notice this
: its true these are freighter jets only. But
: there more advanced updated.
:
: Peter Carlson
: Boeing interior designer Everett Seattle
: The Boeing commercail airplane company
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