Originally Posted by
Kiltrash
Can anyone confirm my first experience of a BA 747. Would be no later than 1974, my 21st birthday. Did Ian Allan fly experience flights on BA 747's departing from the Maintainance area. Trip was about 2 hours?
My overriding memory was, having only then flown on Vanguards, the shear size and smoothness.
Last and most memorable 747 flight was a Beardy Branson from Las Vagas with a low (ish) pass over the Grand Canyon and the Captain got 'special permission' to fly a fig of 8 so both sides could get a view. In 2015. I estimate we were only 33% full so easier for the centre seats to move round
Many thanks 747
Ian Allan did indeed do BA 747 charters. My parents treated me to one in 1972 LHR-SNN-LHR with an outing to Bunratty Castle. It was an amazing day out and a massive thrill fo experience the beast.