CRAF Civil Reserve Air Fleet – US Airlines Serving the US Military 1960s 1970s
The CRAF Civil Reserve Air Fleet are commercial airlines and their aircraft that can be called upon by the emergency demands of the US Government at times of national emergency, war, or natural disaster to aid in the transport of emergency personnel and cargo. The CRAF serves short haul, long haul, domestic, and Alaska. CRAF …Read more »
NWT Air Boeing 737-210C C-GNWI air-to-air and crew training Yellowknife 1992
NWT Air was founded in 1962 Robert Parsons “Bob” Engle as a Yellowknife, NWT based charter operator with a Beech 18 on floats. Over the decades the airline advanced to DC-3, DC-6, Lockheed L188 Electra and in the late 1980s to Boeing 737-200 Combi aircraft, which were ideally suited to the market placed demands of …Read more »
Air North Boeing 737-200 Classic C-GJLB Vancouver 2014 Action
Back in the summer of 2014, Air North had their 737-200 classic C-GJLB based in Vancouver operating ad-hoc fishing charters from the South Terminal. Many of the fishing charters were up to the Sandspit in the Queen Charlotte Islands on behalf of the season sports fishing lodges that operate catering to wealthy US fisherman during …Read more »
BAC One Eleven POCKET ROCKET – British Airways Flight Experience 1996
On June 30, 1996, the wheels of fate and fortune aligned and Henry Tenby was able to have his one and only flight on scheduled airline BAC One Eleven. British Airways BAC One Eleven Series 400 G-AVGP operated by Maersk Air was on the Birmingham to Belfast route and Henry Tenby filmed the entire flight …Read more »
Boeing 707 Dash80 Jetliner – 1954 Promotional Movie
This film explains the concept of the 4 engine jet transport along with the various systems that comprise the then new Boeing 707 Dash 80 airliner. Boeing rolled out their 707 Dash 80 in 1954. This is a quite nicely preserved color film that was made to capture this historic event. The new 707 could …Read more »
BOAC Vickers VC-10 Flight Crew Training Film 1970
This film provides an in depth look at what it takes for a young pilot on his journey from student pilot to qualification on BOAC’s then new Vickers VC-10 inter continental jetliner. The film follows pilot Stephen Radcliffe in this fascinating career journey from the College of Air Training, various aptitude tests, his first solo …Read more »
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