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I mentioned it in a previous post sometime ago but it was within another thread, and I can’t remember exactly what the discussion was about.
However the incident was severe CAT over US in a 707 May 13th 1974 LAX-Orly with flying people and drinks etc so not recent, but I have not experienced anything as bad ever since, and I was 14 and had been taken out of school to go to LA with Dad as a treat, and for a few minutes making 15 was looking like a slim possibility.
There was damaged internal fittings and people at back of the A/C with some serious injuries 15 from memory and two were quite serious my Dad said, luckily a Doctor on board, however the Captain elected to continue to Paris where we were met by a fleet of ambulances. There was a severe storm line over Nebraska where the incident occurred, and you could see lightening outside but the flight appeared to continue and hit CAT not unsurprisingly. There are echoes of what subsequently occurred in the South Atlantic in more recent times I think. Tellingly they did not report the incident at the time, and it was I think reported independently. There was no cockpit voice recording as flight continued for over 7 hrs. My late Father had more information about it but our family never flew with them again.
At the time they had got the nickname Air Chance as they had 10 loses in the 1960,s , including 5 707,s.
I am glad you have had a good experience with them, and I share your like of EK but AF still not for me thank you.
Cheers
Mr Mac