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Farewell DC-8 Bonus Track 5 – Taxi Engine Run Rear Camera view

Welcome to Bonus Track 5. In this uncut video we provide the full uncut camera roll video from the exterior camera that was attached to the rear belly of the ATI DC-8-62 during the live taxi and engine power check session.

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Airlift Vietnam – Commercial Airline and Military Airlift Operations Overview

During the ravages of the Vietnam War in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Uncle Sam had a huge logistics requirement to move troops and supplies between the continental United States and the Vietnam War zone in Southeast Asia. The US Air Force and other military branches engaged in heavy airlift services using C-5A Galaxy …Read more »

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Delta Air Lines Convair 880 Jetliner Introduction to Service

This film highlights the introduction to service of the Convair 880 jetliner with Delta Air Lines with the first ship delivered on February 10, 1960. The Convair 880 was the 4 engine passenger jet competitor to the Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8, but it did not meet with the same level of success as the …Read more »

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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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American Airlines Boeing 707 Astrojet – Design – Development – Introduction to Service

This early 1960s publicity film promotes the then new Boeing 707 as it entered service with US domestic carrier American Airlines. American Airlines famously branded their new 707 jetliners as “Astrojets” to coincide with the current day fascination of space exploration and jet engines, and the US – Soviet space race. This film makes a …Read more »

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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 »