United 747 Farewell & Remembrances Master Thread
Jun 25, 2019, 4:22 pm
#661
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Wasn't it Atlas who leased a 744 from UA, and used it for military charters, then returned it to UA with an oddball livery?
Jun 25, 2019, 4:33 pm
#662
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Jun 26, 2019, 3:20 pm
#663
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Yes, it had the circa 2000 configuration as well, 14F/73C/301(?)Y. UA then continued to use it for charters for a few more years then retired it.
Feb 15, 2020, 12:47 pm
#665
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N198UA Spec Sheet
For those who purchased the UA744 Plane Tag, this is a spec sheet for N198UA circa 2002
Feb 15, 2020, 1:29 pm
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Feb 15, 2020, 2:02 pm
#668
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Apr 17, 2020, 12:25 pm
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Here's two photos of a 747 (not sure the tail) bringing itself into Gate 74 at LAX on November 9, 2012 at 10:40 AM I just found in my collection:
Given the blue winglet on my craft, I'm assuming I was on a 752 going LAX-IAH.
David
Given the blue winglet on my craft, I'm assuming I was on a 752 going LAX-IAH.
David
Apr 17, 2020, 1:07 pm
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Apr 17, 2020, 4:11 pm
#671
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Someone versed in the bts website could find the tail number based on your info
Apr 17, 2020, 4:22 pm
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The nose number looks like 8475 which corresponds to N175UA.
Apr 17, 2020, 4:39 pm
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I believe it’s N179UA. There is a little mark shown between the “T” and “E” and the nose number looks line “8479” and this pic seems to confirm N179UA had a mark there around that time (it’s dirt)
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/7415541
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/7415541
Apr 17, 2020, 4:40 pm
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I believe it’s N179UA. There is a little mark shown between the “T” and “E” and the nose number looks line “8479” and this pic seems to confirm N179UA had a mark there around that time (it’s dirt)
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/7415541
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/7415541
Apr 24, 2020, 8:57 pm
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Found a bunch of 747 shots from UA when searching for images potentially of interest for United Employee Needs Your Help (light hearted).
FWIW, in that thread, I posted an image and path for a fairly grand portrait shot of a 747: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/32321095-post21.html
For this thread, I thought I'd post a few images that UA has queued up on hub.united.com in what they've currently labeled as "Retired 747": https://hub.united.com/newsroom-medi...red-boeing-747
A page snapshot of the three images + some of the Farewell Flight are posted as follows:
And here are the three shots - anyone recognize the coastline in this first shot?
David
FWIW, in that thread, I posted an image and path for a fairly grand portrait shot of a 747: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/32321095-post21.html
For this thread, I thought I'd post a few images that UA has queued up on hub.united.com in what they've currently labeled as "Retired 747": https://hub.united.com/newsroom-medi...red-boeing-747
A page snapshot of the three images + some of the Farewell Flight are posted as follows:
And here are the three shots - anyone recognize the coastline in this first shot?
David
Last edited by DELee; Apr 24, 2020 at 9:06 pm