50 year anniversary - QF and the 707 - Page 2

Nathan Long · #11 23rd July 2009, 10:11 PM

Ray,

Just 76 & 77 for the -100s, no zero. According to aerotransport.org there were 11 -1xx:

109 - China Airlines
114 - PSA
116 - LAN Chile
123 - American Airlines
134 - Transair Sweden
162 - Pacific Northern
191 - Frontier Airlines
193 - Pacific Airlines/Air California
1A0 - Lloyd Aereo Boliiviano
1F8 - Royal Nepal Airways
1J1 - Dominicana

Jack B · #12 28th July 2009, 08:25 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4lnbaeOKpk

youtube video - Qantas celebrates 50 years of jet service

Gerald A · #13 31st July 2009, 06:28 AM

Quote:

Flight EM774, the first to be operated by Qantas’ new Boeing 707 aircraft, departed Sydney Airport at 3.35pm on July 29, 1959, bound for San Francisco, via Nadi and Honolulu

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/s...90&newsLang=en

Philip Argy · #14 31st July 2009, 07:58 AM

What did the "EM" stand for? Was it Empire?

Gerald A · #15 2nd August 2009, 09:26 AM

Philip

You are right read on http://www.enjoy-darwin.com/qantas-australia.html Some flight info for EM774 read page 4 for codes http://www.adastron.com/707/qantas/V...ngward-Log.pdf

Philip Argy · #16 2nd August 2009, 10:00 AM

The flight number prefix change from EM to QF appears to have occurred around 1961.