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MEA Boeing 707: On Board & in Beirut

Throughout the Lebanese civil war, Lebanon’s flag-carrier airline MEA Boeing 707 kept flying, while almost everything else On Board & in Beirut was destroyed. Most would have thought that Middle East Airlines, like the country it serves, should have gone out of business. This show examines the story behind MEA’s remarkable survival, with on-location action …Read more »

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Canadian Armed Forces Boeing 707 CC-137 In Service DVD Part II

The early 1990s was a particularly busy period for the Canadian Armed Forces Boeing 707 CC 137 Part II. Under Saddam Hussein, Iraq invaded oil-rich Kuwait on August 1, 1991, and Canada played a key role in the multi-national coalition. This Canadian Armed Forces Boeing 707 CC 137 Part II documentary explains the 707’s key …Read more »

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Canadian Armed Forces Boeing 707 CC-137 Part I (1970-1990)

The Canadian Armed Forces operated a fleet of five Boeing 707 transports (code named CC-137s) from 1970 through 1997. These reliable aircraft provided the Canadian military with a truly global deployment capability, with air-to-air refueling, humanitarian, and troop and cargo transport capabilities. The footage in this Canadian Armed Forces Boeing 707 CC-137 Part I show …Read more »

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Douglas DC-8 Flight Test

In the late 1950s, Douglas Aircraft of Long Beach, made a significant marketing push to draw many of the world’s leading airlines to their new, revolutionary jet transport, the Douglas DC-8. The Douglas DC-8 Flight Test went through a comprehensive development and flight test process, which captured on a series of promotional colour cine films …Read more »

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Boeing 720 Last Flight

On May 9, 2012, the world’s operational Boeing 720 Last Flight took to the skies for the last time ever. Engine test-bed C-FETB was donated by her owners to the National Aviation Museum and was ferried from St-Hubert, Quebec, to her new home at CFB trenton. Without any official support, our videos crews at both …Read more »

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Honeywell Boeing 720 Air-to-Air photo shoot

Honeywell’s Phoenix-based Honeywell Boeing 720 N720H has proven to be a reliable engine and avionics test bed for the past twenty years. In this show, you’ll accompany the video crew on Honeywell’s Sabreliner chase plane for a very exciting once-in-a-lifetime ride. Further we follow the 720 on an actual test-flight over the majestic Grand Canyon …Read more »