Swissair Convair 990 into HKG - 1964
Here's a superb video (in two parts) of Swissair CV990 operations into HKG; not many videos around (certainly this is the first I've seen) of actual CV990 operations and I haven't seen many from old Kai Tak of this vintage either.
Narration is in German, but not that hard to follow; plenty of superb footage, particularly in the second part (link at the end of the first): YouTube - Swissair: Landung in Hongkong 1/2 Enjoy - it's a real gem! |
Sweet, but mostly filmed id der stimulator!
Nevertheless, a great fix for nostalgia junkies like moi. Ta very much like Sir George Cayley |
Ahh...and to think that I flew on one from Zurich to Heathrow in 1974. :ok:
Takes me back it does. :uhoh: |
I remember flying on Cathay's 880s in the '70s. I'm sure they were 5 abreast. Was the 990 the same cross section? :confused:
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I think so. Don't forget that CX was flying them on mostly regional flights then; I don't think they ever flew CV880s on flights of over 4h - no further north than Tokyo, or south than Singapore - don't think they ever went to Oz with jets until the 707s came along.
I always recall Spantax flying CV990s into Dublin, in the early 1980s - and I regret very much not having flown on them. I think SR were about the last major carrier to fly 990s, and CX, among the last to fly 880s; both retired their fleets around '75. |
.. no further north than Tokyo, or south than Singapore. |
pjac
you're wrong there Akerosid-Cathay flew the 880s down to Perth via KUL and JKT. They also flew them to Calcutta.
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thanks for that link - most enlightening... loved the part where the Captains son and daughter were playing on their "toy" simulator... completely dressed in all the regalia :)
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The arrival of the 'big jets' in the early 60's.
Here's a night time pic of Cathay's CV880M VR-HFS at Paya Lebar, Singapore in 1963. http://www.davidtaylorsound.co.uk/sh...1963-S265B.jpg I spent many hours gazing 'thro' the wire' at Paya Lebar at the Cathay and JAL 880's, the SAS/Thai, KLM and Alitalia DC-8s and the Qantas, Pan Am and BOAC 707's. Here comes another-SAS Coronado SE-OAY on charter to Thai Airways, on approach to runway 20 at Paya Lebar in mid 1963. http://www.davidtaylorsound.co.uk/sh...-1963-269A.jpg Of course we were also saying goodbye to the Super Connie's and DC7's..the 'big props'. David T |
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