Aerotime

JANUARY 15, 2025

RELATED Pure power: The worlds largest aircraft engine manufacturers General Electric uses a Boeing 747-400 registered N747GF, a 30-year-old airframe originally delivered to Japan Airlines in 1994. N747GE was acquired by the company in 1992, taking it directly from the fleet of iconic airline Pan Am.

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Cargo Ferry Flight Tail Horizontal Stabilizer 272

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 14, 2024

A young Art Lacey before the ferry flight. Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress 44-85790 is being prepared for the lift on top of the gas station. At the time the aircraft landed at Baragwanath, ZS-DKH had accumulated 13,881 hours of flight time. A more recent photo of the Avro Shakleton SAAF 1723. 106 Comet.

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Vintage Aviation News

JULY 12, 2024

Destined for Eastern Airlines, the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) stepped in and drafted the aircraft into military service on January 24, 1941. In January 1945, the aircraft was released back to Eastern Airlines, restored to an airline passenger configuration and remained in service with Eastern until 1952.

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Cargo Hangar Ferry Flight Weather 116