Airport
Movie (1970)
Starring:
Burt Lancaster (Mel Bakersfeld)
Dean Martin (Capt. Vernon Demerest)
Jean Seberg (Tanya Livingston)
Jacqueline Bisset (Gwen Meighen)
Melodrama set around the fictional Lincoln International Airport as it and its staff face various traumas. First of all a snow storm blocks the runways leading to an airliner getting stuck on them. Later on the crew of a Boeing 707 flying from Lincoln to Rome have to deal with a bomber on board and coax the heavily damaged jet back to the airport.
Also from this series:
Airport 1975
Airport '77
The Concorde - Airport '79
Boeing 707-349C
This jet plays the part of two different 707s. One gets stuck on the runway due to the heavy snow and the other is suffers heavy damage when a bomb is detonated on board leading to a difficult job for Captains Demerest and Harrison who are flying the plane.
It wears the made for movie livery of the fictional Trans Global Ailines but in reality it was leased from Flying Tiger Lines. It later saw service with Aer Lingus, British Caledonian and Transbrasil.
Registration N324F. C/N 19354.
Boeing 707 (Model)
Model of a 707 used to discuss the effects of an explosion on board.
Boeing 727-251
Boeing 727 seen taking off from Lincoln International during the opening titles.
Various Aircraft
Aircraft seen on the runway at Lincoln International.
Boeing 2707 SST
Scale model seen on a desk. The SST was a proposal for a Super Sonic Transport aircraft that never saw full series production.
Boeing 747
Seen in an advertising picture for Trans Global Airlines.
Unidentified Aircraft
More aircraft seen in pictures in the background.
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