A very rare film made in 1984. Its a commercial film for the great Panam and shows some views of the Boeing 747. Outside, takeoff, landing and inflight! Enjoy! Please note: the video is in german on
I remember standing on the parking deck of the Pan Am Terminal looking out on the planes when I was a kid. I loved watching the pilots doing their cockpit preps, wishing it was me in one of those seats. I did get my wish fulfilled, alas but only for a few years, when I got to fly the 727 for Pan Am for the last several years of its existence. If I could I would do it all over again.
Both were CIA mules..PAA first choice..TWA as back up... I loved the airline industry... BUT I saw really evil things happen under the guise of "commerce and travel"
2:53 - The aircraft is N656PA - Clipper Empress of The Seas. It was named Clipper Live Yankee, before being renamed to Empress of The Seas. It was the aircraft involved in the Flight 73 hijacking in Karachi. It got renamed Clipper New Horizons, where it was sold to Evergreen and was leased back to Pan Am, who returned it in 91, where it got scrapped by Evergreen, as all 747s eventually do.
This is an incredible film, that is a part not only of American aviation history, but of the aviation history of the world - and that was what Pan Am was, the Airline to the World. My thanks to your father for this rare gem!
I love it how at 8.01 the reverser sleeves open up before the front landing gear is down! That takes skill and EXPERIENCE, which all of us who ever flew on Pan Am knew that they had more than any one else and ALWAYS WILL. Thanks for the memories. - Godspeed Pan Am.
It was always a great airlines and just like a person, became the victim of hard times. I am confident Pan Am will return even better than before. The first airline to introduce us to the 747 the first American airline to take us to the former U.S.S.R. and China. I hope Pan Am will recover its former building in Manhattan. All the best :
Is still in my mind Pan Am!,my Parents worked for the famous Airline Company,l flew couple of times,the first One,was free,because of my Father,from Rome to New York,.l will never forget.He was so proud,of the job at Pan Am,was a Director of the Public Relations for ltaly.l miss all that.
Wonderful video! I have raped the replay button countless times. Pan Am remains my favorite airline of all time and having been lucky enough to have flown on her majestic 747s (clipper class) makes this a nostalgic gem. Thanks for sharing and a huge thank you to all former employees of Pan Am for having set so many milestones of commercial aviation with grace, elegance and class. Pan am, you are greatly missed.
@onecunningfox Splendid video, from start to finish. Exceptional touchdown, he already had the reverser sleeves out as it glided in just inches above. Thanks for notifying me.
I flew PanAm from HAM to JFK when I was very young, aircraft was a brandnew A310. Unfortunately I cannot remember very much. They served my Home City Hamburg from JFK with A310s and also 747s ocassionally. Also they flew to HAM to Berlin THF with 737/727 and to LHR with 727.
@@ClipperNeukoelln My confidence it's LHR is based on 2 things, by where the original crosswind runway used to intersect 27L by the end of the touchdown markings which matches old airport charts. The other is the footage of the taxi in, where you can see the old Heathrow tower clearly. Fantastic footage btw, so interesting to see Pan Am in her former days!
@@bobbank74 That was clipper Maid of the seas not Empress of the seas, This one was hijacked in 1986 as Pan Am 73 in Karachi 20 people were killed when the hijackers opened up on the passengers with their guns and grenades. The Purser on the flight Neerja Bhanot was awarded the Ashok Chakara gallantry award for her bravery which was subject of the biofilm Neerja, She was tragically killed in the attack.
The Lockerbie plane was Maid of the Seas. This one was in the Karachi hijacking. I worked on it after that - you could see where they patched over the bullet holes in the cabin walls.
PanAm 103 starts from FRA but with a B727. The PA103 would be continued in London with a B747. PanAm had a common flight number for many flights. So the feeder flights were also operated under the same flight number. This system does not exist any more today.
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Have you flown American airlines recently? It's devoid of anything called service and the planes are looking exceptionally tired. Time to pack up and get in the history books.
