Originally Posted by
YVR Cockroach
The Old Timer's thread got me thinking of the last time I flew various obsolete a/c. Today marks 42 years to the day I boarded my first 747SP flight (2nd and last 6 days later):
747-100 possibly once ever, 1970 BA LHR-YUL but possibly December 1989 PA SFO-SEA (a/c went on to LGW),
74L Dec 1977 PA HKG-SIN-HKG returning NYE
Not regarding 742, 743, 744 or 748s for now
737-100 Very possibly just once, Late '60s Malaysi-Singapore Airlines xKUL-xSIN and/or v-v
727 - not sure I've ever flow a -100 (shorter) April 2000 US Shuttle BOS-LGA
707 Dec. 1976 British Airtours (BA charter) LHR-xHKG and possibly back
A300 Sept 1996 TG DPS-xBKK
A310 Aug 1995 LAPSA EZE-ASU
DC8 Aug 1980 AC YVR-Yyz
DC9 (not sure which model the old steam gauge one) Oct 2006 NW DTW-MSP
DC 10 Jan 2004 NW HNL-SEA
MD-11 Sept 2010 KLM AMS-YVR
L-1011 (any model) June 1986 BA CDG-LHR
VC-10 (just once) BOAC ~20 November PER-SYD
BAC 1-11 (not sure which model) May 1991 Dan Air LGW-TLS-LGW
HS Trident (Chinese model) Dec. 1984 the old CAAC xHKG-HGH
ATR72 October 28 1994 did not take the October 31st flight due to extreme weather, that was one of my best decisions ever as it did not do well