VH DSJ thankyou for your feedback. I knew that VH-ECC had been operating as a fire fighting tanker but sad to hear that the old bird has been retired.
For an aircraft of that vintage to be operating for so long pays credit to Lockheed. The largest flight decks I have ever been in are the L188 Electra and the L1011 Tristar.
Lockheed do make them sturdy and durable.