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Old Oct 1, 2009, 11:58 pm
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In the following video, there's a 747 variant crossing the M5 Overpass at SYD. Have seen the video a few times yet can't figure out what airline this is.

Wonder if anyone here can shed some light.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10BbpGKLXqk

The airplane is at 1:13 - 1:15 in the video.

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Old Oct 2, 2009, 12:34 am
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Apparently it's Flying Tigers.

http://www.nomansblog.com/wp-content...rs%20B-747.jpg
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Old Oct 2, 2009, 12:07 pm
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Flying Tigers! Now that takes me back to the days of my youth!
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Old Oct 2, 2009, 2:47 pm
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Originally Posted by Globaliser
Flying Tigers! Now that takes me back to the days of my youth!
You must be quite old
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Old Oct 2, 2009, 7:38 pm
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Originally Posted by Lonely Flyer
You must be quite old
Hey I am not 40 and I have fond memories of my time being on a USAAF Base in Japan and seeing good old Flying Tigers, did they fly DC8 or 707 as well?
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Old Oct 3, 2009, 5:42 am
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Originally Posted by Blackcloud
Hey I am not 40 and I have fond memories of my time being on a USAAF Base in Japan and seeing good old Flying Tigers, did they fly DC8 or 707 as well?
I think this is what they mean by "quite old". And yes, they did fly 707s and DC8s.
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Old Oct 3, 2009, 10:11 am
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I think this is what they mean by "quite old".
It's always sobering to see how I am thought of by the youth of today!
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Old Oct 3, 2009, 8:05 pm
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Originally Posted by DownUnderFlyer
I think this is what they mean by "quite old". And yes, they did fly 707s and DC8s.
And I thought being in one's thirties was just "middle aged" not "quite old"
I guess anyone who knows that Peter Garrett was actually a rock singer not a politician must be old now.
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Old Oct 3, 2009, 10:58 pm
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Originally Posted by Blackcloud
And I thought being in one's thirties was just "middle aged" not "quite old"
I guess anyone who knows that Peter Garrett was actually a rock singer not a politician must be old now.
That would class me as old, and i'm hardly even into my 30's....

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Old Oct 3, 2009, 11:58 pm
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Originally Posted by Blackcloud
Hey I am not 40 and I have fond memories of my time being on a USAAF Base in Japan and seeing good old Flying Tigers, did they fly DC8 or 707 as well?
Are you sure you're not losing count of the years? The USAAF became the USAF in 1947!
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Old Oct 4, 2009, 2:48 pm
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Originally Posted by Blackcloud
Hey I am not 40 and I have fond memories of my time being on a USAAF Base in Japan and seeing good old Flying Tigers, did they fly DC8 or 707 as well?
I thought you meant the original "Flying Tigers"
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Old Oct 4, 2009, 6:03 pm
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Originally Posted by mattm199
Are you sure you're not losing count of the years? The USAAF became the USAF in 1947!
Signs at many overseas bases were not changed for some reason, could be due to the base agreements.
At least I did not see USAAC!
And drewbles Mrs Blackcloud is not yet 30, as she likes to constantly remind me
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