Lovely 747-409 last night from nr Stansted

[susier]

Thank you for all your help everyone. Much appreciated.

[Seloco]

I got to fly the PanAm SPs transAtlantic occasionally in the past. A window seat behind the wing was fun in order to see the extraordinary and somewhat convoluted extension and retraction sequence of the huge single piece flap sections - very different from the standard 747-200s of the day!

[susier]

Now that would be something to see in action I think I might have to have a trawl of You tube to try and find some footage of the SP.

[treadigraph]

As an aside from susier's original question, does anyone recall whether Braniff's SPs ever operated into Gatwick?

My memory claims I saw one there but, as we all know, 35 years or so can cause a subtle refraction of reality in one's mind!

[boeing_eng]

Yes Braniff SP's did visit LGW.....

Photo: N606BN (CN: 21992) Braniff International Airways Boeing 747SP-27 by David Oates Photoid: 7558968 - JetPhotos.Net

[treadigraph]

Cheers, my memory's not that bad then

(or perhaps I've previously seen a photograph of one there )

[ATNotts]

Originally Posted by boeing_eng

Yes Braniff SP's did visit LGW.....

Photo: N606BN (CN: 21992) Braniff International Airways Boeing 747SP-27 by David Oates Photoid: 7558968 - JetPhotos.Net

Is that a World Airways DC8 behind the BCAL DC10?

[DaveReidUK]

Originally Posted by ATNotts

Is that a World Airways DC8 behind the BCAL DC10?

If all else fails, you could read the caption underneath the photo.

"The good old days at Gatwick. In the background are a Cathay 747-200, World DC-8, BCAL DC-10 .....and an old DC-3. Scanned from a negative."

[Evanelpus]

I remember driving down to Heathrow to catch the two Qantas SP's that arrived for maintenance, sadly for me, both my visits were night time ones but I did get some shots of them.