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Old May 23, 2020, 10:36 am
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Originally Posted by YVR Cockroach
Given it wasn't a 747 into LHR, I think that rules out a connection in North America or Australia. Thinking this was a trans-Pacific/Asia routing despite a possible middle-of-the-night arrival time at the connection. How about Japan Airlines running a 747-200 HNL-NRT and then a DC-10 NRT-ANC-LHR?
13. A great guess! However, it wasn't JAL....but the first flight was indeed operated with a B747-200 although the connecting flight wasn't operated with a DC-10 and the connection was not made at NRT nor was a stop made at ANC.

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