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End of an Era: The last two British Airways Boeing 747s prepare to depart London Hearthrow

提交时间：3 年以前

British Airways’ last Heathrow based 747s will retire on the morning of Thursday, October 8, 2020 Social media users are invited to share their memories of the aircraft at 7.47am and 7.47pm on Thursday to mark the occasion using #BA747farewell The retirement of the airline’s fleet of 747-400 was brought forward as a result of the impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the airline and the aviation sector, which is not predicted to recover to 2019 levels until 2023/24 British Airways has… (worldairlinenews.com) 更多...

James Steiner

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djames225 3 年以前 3

Hoping for a parallel takeoff but mother nature put a sock in that 1. Another sad day seeing "The Queens" leave the nest for the final time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtJ5--U82oA

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ADXbear 3 年以前 4

Aweful day for all us aviation lovers, I'll never get my first 747 ride..

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Roy Hunte 3 年以前 2

Lufthansa is still flying theirs. You still have a chance.

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tom239 3 年以前 2

The preceding revenue flight that brought G-CIVB into Heathrow was from KMIA. "Flew in from Miami Beach BOAC", to use The Beatles' phrasing.

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James Driskell 3 年以前 2

What a shame! Returned from Europe in the 1970s on a BA 747-200 (probably). Japan and back on NW Orient 747s also in the 1970s. Light loads and plenty of room to roam. Later flights on other 747s. She was truly, "The Queen of the Skies!"

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DAL521 3 年以前 3

This Hurts :(

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End of an Era: The last two British Airways Boeing 747s prepare to depart London Hearthrow

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