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Old 12th August 2009 | 19:45
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rog747
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wow u flew 707-320/420/320b/c and 707-138b
did you ever fly them into the UK?

i flew on british eagle 707-138b as a child which (both a/c) went to laker
g-avzz and g-awdg
great little ships they were...
always at LGW for many years...
often i was at laker hangars and visited them

also flew on BEA airtours -436's many times too

my first BIG 707 flight was LGW-PMI on 707-349C of caledonian in 1969
g-awwd home on g-avka -399c flagship bonnie scotland
flt time of 1hr 20 mins !

when i joined BMA we had coal-burning -321's ex PAA (6)
then we got 3 -320C's and eventually fitted 212Y seats in them for charters.
interesting load sheets for LGW-LAX non-stop with 212Y on board in august...lol

incredible feat for this Iran 707 to safely get back on the ground after losing 2 on same side...174 pax on board so was not that light.

often our chaps at BMA were talking of the odds of losing 2 same-side out of LGW on 27 (26 now) and clearing the hills on a hot day.
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