Christmas Morning Exploring ABANDONED Boeing 747s 

Any stories you can share about flying on 6603?

Thank you for your service. I have always appreciated the work and care of airline crews, so often underestimated and taken for granted by passengers.

My mother worked for Northwest for 40 yrs! As a kid I was blessed to fly on this 747! An probably every airplane that Northwest flew!! Long live the World going are way!!! Northwest airlines!!!

I was a caterer for the now defunct Marriott in Flite Services. I had catered most of the Northwest fleet, including ship 6603, that came to my station. As the camera ventured under the 6603, I could hear the loud high pitched whine of the turbines amidship. I would always explore the ships after my work was done, it was easy with the jumbo jets as their ground servicing times were longer than the smaller planes. Fond memories.

@@chrisluckhardt Although, please keep the mile-high stories above the belt ... kid's reading!

Yep, I flew in a 747-400 many, many times. Absolutely fantastic aircraft.

love, muhahahaha restore it, what did you meant ? Why keep the trash ? Who needs it ?

@@lucasrem "love, muhahahaha restore it, what did you meant ? Why keep the trash ? Who needs it ?" - Seems feelings and emotion run deep with this one.

i feel like i could cry when i see that> just dumped there like their trash and they are magnificiant aircraft! man if they could talk! they are majestic!

Bro its just a giant aluminum tube. Only the engines are worth preserving hence they've been removed

Ship 6603 (time 4:50) . I checked my old logbooks, on Feb 16, 1998 I was the F/O on 6603 on a turn from NRT to Saipan and back. That day number 4 actually flamed out on climbout during the way back, they were the older JT9D engines, and fortunately it restarted no problem. Great airplane to fly, I was pilot flying on that leg and it was basically a non-issue (one of two flame-outs over a 33 year career). I'm glad I stumbled onto this video. I regret I never did any of the CRAF flying.

@@daviddennis5789 Ah, 1998. The second to last of the great years of the 90's

@@daviddennis5789thanks for sharing. Really gives life to this old bird having read from an actual person that was on it.

Sure.

You say the same about every plane !!! you said the same about the Lufthansa 747 ffs… why keep lying???

@@Porch.monkey.slayer Hilarious if true. Do you have evidence that they're posting the same comment on other 747 videos?

@@Porch.monkey.slayer I'm also wondering where I said this about a Lufthansa plane?

exactly ,truly sad

Economics, brother 🙂

I totally agree with you. It really breaks my heart as well!

Wow! Any stories you can recall and share about flying on this plane?

So many! To fly on this aircraft, it took years of seniority, although I did fly on it as a new flight attendant on "reserve" status. My usual leg was MSP-NRT -- a 12 hour flight segment. I also enjoyed flying to London and Frankfurt. But my favorite trips were flying on the aforementioned military charters, during the CRAF fleet call-ups during the Gulf Wars. We'd usually start by deadheading the aircraft to a US military airport, layover, then the next day proceed to our destination-- Usually Amsterdam or Frankfurt. I was usually the senior flight attendant on these flights (but not always), so my jump seat was located right next to the first door on the left side of the aircraft (1L). A relief crew would then take over and fly them to the Mid East. The next day, our crew would take over, and meet the next inbound flight from the US in Europe, then take the troops to our Mid East destination. I also remember the faces of those young troops--- some going into battle as they left the aircraft. As a former US Army solider, that weighed heavily on my mind. After our soldiers deplaned, we deadheaded the aircraft (no passengers) back to Frankfurt or Amsterdam-- about a 6 hour segment. I did a lot of those flight in this aircraft: Queen of the Skies, Ship 6603!! Did I also notice a boneyard Northwest 727 in the background? Spent most of my earlier years at the airline flying that one!

@@Beagle3561 Amazing! Thank you so much for sharing!

Might have been the one that took me and my unit to the sandbox. Got the opportunity to sit in the jump seat for landing in Saudi at night. Really great experience.

I thought the 747 would tip back onto its tail without engines?

I did a couple of years at hanger 7 doing ARMAR work as an R&E mechanic on 3rd shift. Those were good times, I remember 6603 well

Ditto

Not just in your book, she will always be the queen of the skies

❤❤❤747

Orange seats! I'm guessing they also smelled like the 1970s?

@@chrisluckhardt I don't remember any particular odor! maybe a little cigarette smoke

@@CH-qt4hr The smoke odor is 70s enough!

Agree but the Airbus 380 is awesome as well.

Yep, the Grand Dame of the skies ! I miss the 747's alot. Not a bad seat on these majestic beauties.

Well said, and my abandoned space shuttle video shows it to an extreme level. Have a look if you're interested: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-e9H0O-gxJ4Y.html

You could be easily talking about seniors in an old age home.

@@jamesstephenpeyton3305 The planes don't uncontrollably fart though

@@Chunky246 737 MAX's rapid decompression isn't an equivalent? lol

I thought the 747 would tip back onto its tail without engines? Did they put weights in the front?

Me too! Love the 747. I went to Europe just this past Oct/23 and was able to fly on one again, probably for the last time sadly. It was a Lufthansa 747-400 from YVR to FRA and I savored every minute of that 10 hour flight.

His name was Nacho Ruglio i think

Actually, the 777 has a distinctive slope over the flight deck. After 9/11, I spent more than two years on layoff with NWA. During a bit of that time, I worked the ramp in DEN, where UA flew a ton of them. Massive and beautiful aircraft!

awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They're overwhelming in the truest sense of the word!

They've built over 1500 of them, what exactly do you think should happen when they're used up?

They're a good example of the transience of humanity.

@@chrisluckhardt sad 😞

For you had better not get old or you sure will be replaced . I remember my prized 1970 Lady Kenmore Washer Dryer Combination too. Hauled away on a pick up truck never to be seen again .

❤747

Yeah when Untied and Continental was still separate airlines just like Northwest and Delta was.

They were incredible machines of engineering, but their best days were long ago.

@@chrisluckhardt That may be so, but it is still nice to see a few airlines still using them for pax service. Even converted to cargo, they are still very impressive machines!!

I agree. Nothing more majestic than watching a 747 coming in to land!!

if som where are the winglets

@damoose1311 I believe he’s talking about the United 747-400 infront of the Northwest 747-100.

Ghosts of the sky

You might like this one more - I explored a pair of abandoned Soviet space shuttles: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-e9H0O-gxJ4Y.html

Thank you and welcome to the channel! Merry Christmas!

@@chrisluckhardt merry Christmas to you too ❤️

That's why KLM did these alliances, so they can fly on destinations in the US as if they are a local operator.

@@lucasrem ah ok,quite interessant! Did not know that: Kind regards, Josha 🙋‍♂️

Thanks, and Merry Christmas to you too!

I'm not American, but thank you for your service. 🫡

Sad fact: The very last 747 that will ever be made rolled off the line in 2023 and took its maiden flight. It’s operated by Atlas. The videos are on RU-vid and are amazing!

Everything is more beautiful with golden hour light or fog!

@@chrisluckhardt Interesting comment on the "golden hour" at this location. Go US Army Golden Knights 😉 IYKYK

I checked each plane's registrations. The one in the thumbnail has been out there since Y2K!

@@chrisluckhardt Whoa, long time.

@@chrisluckhardt y2k?

@@1mvalkyrie It’s the year 2000, aka Y2K. Yes, I’m ancient compared to other explorers! 😂

@@1mvalkyrieyou can add “millennium bug” to that list aswell 😂

It is not capatilism but statism and communisim/socialism that is ruining the west.

That must be a surreal thought to consider. It's an eerie feeling being inside an abandoned place when you'd been there while it was active. It's happened to me a few times, including my childhood home (video is on the channel) and a couple of restaurants.

Okay, I'm curious how you remember it being exactly 44 flights?

@@chrisluckhardt All my passports and entry stamps.

I know nothing about the L-1011 but checked Wikipedia. What a beast! And a direct competitor to the 747 and DC-10.

Beautiful. I hope the echoes of those unheard stories are represented well in my video series and photography, along with the possibilities (in many cases) of future stories waiting to be written.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t possible to get inside.

Do you know about the guy in Hillsboro, Oregon named Bruce Campbell who converted a 727 into his home?

The FAA would never allow it but it would be amazing to see an old 747 lift off again!