The World of TWA
Documentary (1970)
Production:
R.I. Robinson (Director of production)
Ernie Flook (Editor)
Herman boxer (Writer)
Doug Lackey (Music)
Barbara Canterbury (Negative supervisor)
Al Wahrman (Sound effects)
Also from this series:
TWA's series
Produced by Trans World Airlines in the 1970s, "The World of TWA" was a travelogue series that presented the many glamorous destinations served by the company. We follow the journey from San Francisco to New York, UK, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, France, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Israel, Greece, Egypt, India, Thailand, Hong Kong.
Boeing 707-131B
Registration N6xxx, it is therefore necessarily a 131B. 13 aircraft concerned delivered to TWA in 1966-1967.
Unidentified airport.
From USA to Great Britain
Boeing 707-131B
Leaving John F. Kennedy International Airport(JFK). See discussion tab (1)
Convair 880-22-1
Continuity error, the cockpit shown is from a Convair 880 not a 707.
From Great Britain to West Germany
Boeing 707-131B
From Switzerland to France
Boeing 707-331B
From Spain to Italy
Boeing 707-131B
From Italy to Israel
Boeing 707-131B
Taking off from Aeroporto di Roma Fiumicino (FCO).
Tail fin of a TWA's 707 in the foreground.
Vickers 700D Viscount
In the foreground at Aeroporto di Roma Fiumicino (FCO).
745D, 785D or 798D Viscount.
Douglas DC-8
In the foreground at Aeroporto di Roma Fiumicino (FCO).
DC-8-43 or DC-8-62H, impossible to say.
Note as well the tail fin of an Air France's Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III in the very foreground on the left.
From Israel to Greece
Boeing 707-331B
From Greece to Egypt
Boeing 707-131B
From Egypt to India
Boeing 707-131B
From India to Thailand
Boeing 707-131B
Boeing 707-331
At Bangkok International Airport/สนามบินนานาชาติกรุงเทพ(BKK) nowadays Don Mueang International Airport/ท่าอากาศยานดอนเมือง (DMK/VTBD). See discussion tab (2)
Registration N770TW, c/n 17687/125. Delivered new to TWA in May 1960. Stored at Kansas City International (KMCI/MCI) in October 1978. Broken up in June 1980.
In the background:
DC-8-62 of Japan Air Lines.
Boeing 707-328 of Air France.
From Thailand to Hong Kong
Boeing 707-131B
Arrival at Hong Kong Kai Tak International Airport (HKG). See discussion tab (3)
3 indistinguishable quadri-jets in the background.
From Hong Kong to the USA
Boeing 707-131B
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