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Old 7th Jan 2015, 04:57
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Biggles78
 
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I first saw the 767 standing around the fence or the RWY 27 threshold with a group of CAC wannabees in 1982. It was taking off on 02 and we didn't hear much (if any) noise until it approached the runway intersections. We all commented on how bloody quiet it was. Little did we know about hi-bypass engines in those days. I can still see the damn thing start to move and not hearing the usual sounds associated with it (even though we were standing 1,000+ metres away) and then how quiet it was when it eventually went past us.

After the DC10 the B767 was my favourite airliner to fly in (I'm SLF on the big tin) so it was quite emotional to watch it fly into the boneyard and land for the last time. It was the only aircraft that gave me SJS.
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