Wings to Germany
Documentary (1965)
Production:
Film Authors Production
Lee R.Bobker (Writter and Director)
Morton Fuchs (Film and Music Editor)
Ray Long (Photographer)
Duncan Pirnil (Narrator)
Also from this series:
Pan Am's Wings to series
Pan Am's promotional touristic documentary about Germany: Berlin, Rhineland, Frankfurt, Black Forest, Lake Constance, Munich.
Boeing 707-321B
Douglas DC-8-32
Landing at Flughafen Berlin-Tegel. See discussion tab
Boeing 707-321
Registration N721PA, c/n 17599/71. Delivered new to Pan American World Airways in October 1959, named Clipper Splendid. Wfu and stored at Wichita Kansas in September 1970. Sold to Dan-Air London in January 1971, registered G-AYSL. Leased to British Airways from July 1978 to November 1978, then to British Airtours from May 1979 to October 1979. Sold to DEL Air Inc. in November 1979, registered N80703. Broken-up at Lasham, United Kingdom (EGHL/QLA) in February 1983.
Unidentified Aircraft
Continuity error, the plane is on approach for landing at Flughafen Berlin-Tempelhof instead of Flughafen Berlin-Tegel as seen in pictures below. Furthermore it is not sure whether it is a DC-8 as mentioned below or a 707.
Douglas DC-8-32
Landing at Flughafen Berlin-Tegel. See discussion tab
Registration N816PA, c/n 45269/109. Delivered new to Pan American World Airways in November 1960, named Jet Clipper East India. Converted to DC-8-33, sold to Delta Air Lines in December 1968, registered N8166A named 833. Bought by Charlotte Aircraft Corporation in January 1974. Leased to MPA Michigan Penninsula Airlines from April 1979 to July 1979. Sold to Rich International Airways in August 1979. Leased to Faucett Perú in October 1979. Returned to Rich International Airways in July 1980. Converted to freighter as Douglas DC-8-33F and leased to Linhas Aereas de Sao Tome E Principe. Broken-up at Internacional Quatro de Fevereiro,Luanda Angola (FNLU/LAD) in May 1988.
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