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Posted by Mark Bermudez (m2eagle2)
on 7/9/2008, 1:36 pm, in reply to "Re: EX PAA 727B N317PA"
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Hi Monata,
Here is my aircraft report on N317PA, Clipper DeSoto, renamed Clipper Munchen:
AIRCRAFT DETAILS
Manufacturer: Boeing
Model: 727 - 21
Aircraft Type: Fixed Wing Multi-Engine
Const. No: 18995
Line Number: 221
Engine MFR: Pratt & Whitney
Engine Model: 3X JT8D – 7A
Operator: Pan American World Airways
Registration: N317PA
Clipper Name: DeSoto >> Munchen
AIRCRAFT HISTORY
Manufacturer’s first flight:
Service Dates: 1966 to 1966
Registrations: N317PA
Summary: Delivered to Pan Am as Clipper DeSoto, renamed Clipper Munchen.
Pan Am Flight 708 was a cargo flight that crashed less than 10 miles west-southwest of Tegel Airport in Berlin, Germany, in the early morning hours of November 15, 1966. The flight was a Boeing 727 (N317PA) routed from Frankfurt to Berlin-Tegel and was on initial approach. All three crew members perished. The cause was undetermined because U.S. investigators were not allowed to survey the accident site or the aircraft remains. The accident site was in the Soviet occupation zone.
DELIVERY DATE OPERATOR REGISTRATION
07 / 25 / 1979 Pan Am N317PA
CURRENT STATUS
Fate: Written Off
Location: Near Dallgow, Germany
Date: 11 / 15 / 1966
Owner: Pan American World Airways
Registration: N317PA
Comments: Lost on approach near Dallgow, Germany. Airframe destroyed at Berlin International Airport (TXL)
FAA information: N/A
ACCIDENT REPORTS
http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19661115-0
http://aviation-safety.net/database/airport/airport.php?id=FRA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_708
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Berlin_Air_Corridor
http://www.flightmemory.com/encyclopedia/Berlin-Tegel_International_Airport.html
AIRFRAME #18995 : PHOTOS
1) Operator: Pan American World Airways
Registration: N317PA
Country: USA
No photos found on the internet
Have a great day,
Mark Bermudez
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University graduate & alumni
Research aviation historian
Plane spotter
FAA Certified Aircraft Mechanic
--Previous Message--
: Hi Monata,
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: N317PA, Clipper DeSoto, renamed Clipper
: Munchen was lost on approach near Dallgow,
: Germany in 1966. I will post my aircraft
: report as soon as I get it finished.
:
:
: Have a great day,
: Mark Bermudez
: Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
: graduate & alumni
: Research aviation historian
: Plane spotter
: FAA Certified Aircraft Mechanic
:
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: --Previous Message--
: Hi everyone just another quirey to my data
: of
: PAN AM jets. Can some one give me the info
: on this little 727 jet PAN AMERICAN had
: N317PA CLIPPER SOTO and what was her
: production line number and where is this jet
: today. Thank you
:
: Monata Piro
: EX PAA passenger
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